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Jerzy Radziwiłł

1480–1541

Born
1480
Country of birth
Grand Duchy of Lithuania, today Lithuania
Died
1541
facts
16
sources
2
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Facts and their sources

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  • Birth1480Probable1 source
  • TitleGreat Royal Deputy Cup-bearer of Lithuania, 1509–1517Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • Titlevoivode of Kyiv, 1511–1514Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • Titlekasztelan trocki, 1522–1527Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • TitleCastellan of Vilnius, 1527–1541Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • TitleCourt Marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1528–1541Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • Titlestarosta of Lida, 1528–1541Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • TitleGreat Hetman of Lithuania, 1531–1541Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • Death1541ProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source
  • Titlefield lithuanian hetmanConfirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • UnionBarbara KolaConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Event · Great Royal Deputy Cup-bearer of Lithuania

    Event

  3. Event · voivode of Kyiv

    Event

  4. Event · kasztelan trocki

    Event

  5. Child born: Barbara Radziwiłł

    Birth, Vilnius

  6. Event · Castellan of Vilnius

    Event

  7. Event · Court Marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

    Event

  8. Event · starosta of Lida

    Event

  9. Event · Great Hetman of Lithuania

    Event

  10. Died

    Death

What was it like?

The world around 1480: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Jerzy was Castellan of Vilnius from 1527 to 1541.

Known for

Jerzy Radziwiłł, nicknamed "Hercules", was a Lithuanian nobleman.

Titles held

  • Great Royal Deputy Cup-bearer of Lithuania1509–1517
  • voivode of Kyiv1511–1514
  • kasztelan trocki1522–1527
  • Castellan of Vilnius1527–1541
  • Court Marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania1528–1541
  • starosta of Lida1528–1541

Family

Ancestors and children

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