Mikalojus Radvila the Old

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Mikalojus Radvila
Noble Family	Radziwiłł
Coat of Arms	Trąby
Parents	Radvila Astikas[1]
Consorts	Sofija Ona Manvydaitė
Children	Jerzy Radziwiłł Mikolaj Radziwiłł Jan Radziwiłł Wojciech Radziwiłł Anna Radziwiłł
Date of Birth	circa 1450
Place of Birth	?
Date of Death	July 16, 1509
Place of Death	?

Mikalojus Radvila 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.

He was the Voivod of Vilnius and the first Grand Chancellor of Lithuania. His sons Jerzy/Jurgis, Mikojal/Mikalojus and Jan/Jonas were the progenitors of the tree Radziwill family lines.

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• (Lithuanian) Mikalojus Radvila