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Mikalojus Radvila the Old

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Noble family
  
Radziwill

Died
  
July 16, 1509

Father
  
Radvila Astikas

Parents
  
Radvila Astikas

Mother
  
Eudoxia Radziwill

Grandparents
  
Kristinas Astikas

Name
  
Mikalojus the


Mikalojus Radvila the Old

Spouse(s)
  
Sofija Ona Manvydaite Zofia Zaslawska Fiedora Rohatynska

Children
  
Mikolaj II Radziwill, Jerzy Radziwill, Anna Radziwill, Jan Radziwill

Grandchildren
  
Mikolaj "the Black" Radziwill

Similar People
  
Radvila Astikas, Jerzy Radziwill, Mikolaj "the Black" Radziwill, Mikolaj "the Red" Radziwill, Kristinas Astikas

Mikalojus Radvila or Mikolaj I nicknamed the Old (Lithuanian: Mikalojus Radvilaitis, Mikalojus II Radvila Senasis, Latin: Nicolaus II Radziwil Priscus) (c. 1450 – 16 July 1509) was a Lithuanian noble. He was known after a patronym Radvilaitis, made of his father's name Radvila, which in turn became a family name of his heirs, Radvilos, later Polonised as Radziwiłł.

Mikalojus had been a regent of Smolensk from 2 December 1481; in 1483 a 10,000-strong army was summoned by him for protection of Smolensk lands. He had been the Castellan of Trakai since 31 May 1488 and regent of Novgorodok, later a regent of Bielsk Podlaski. He was the Voivod of Vilnius since 1492 and the first Grand Chancellor of Lithuania from 1504 until his death in 1509. His sons Jerzy/Jurgis, Mikojal/Mikalojus and Jan/Jonas were the progenitors of the three Radziwill family lines.

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Mikalojus Radvila the Old Wikipedia