Mikalojus Radvila the Old

Mikalojus Radvila
Born	c. 1450
Died	July 16, 1509
Spouse	Sofija Ona Manvydaitė Zofia Zasławska Fiedora Rohatyńska
Children	with Sofija Ona Manvydaitė: Mikolaj Radziwiłł Jan Radziwiłł Anna Radziwiłł Wojciech Radziwiłł Jerzy Radziwiłł
Parents	Radvila Astikas[1]

Mikalojus Radvila or Mikolaj I^[2] nicknamed the Old (Lithuanian: Mikalojus Radvilaitis, Mikalojus II Radvila Senasis, Latin: Nicolaus II Radziwil Priscus) (c. 1450-1509) 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.

References

• (Lithuanian) Mikalojus Radvila

1. ^ Radvilas Family
2. ^ "Facts about Mikolaj I: Radziwiłł family, as discussed in Radziwiłł family (Polish family)". Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/facts/5/275775/Mikolaj-I-as-discussed-in-Radziwiłł-family-Polish-family. Retrieved 2010-02-15. 

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