Giedraičiai family
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Giedraičiai, (Polish: Giedroyć) is a Lithuanian noble family, most probably rooting up to Mindaugas times, although it has no connections with him. No reliable information about the earliest members of the family has survived; when the family name started to appear in written sources, the precise connections between its members have already been impossible to establish. According to the 16th century romantic legends, they are ascendants from legendary duke Giedrius, a brother of Narimantas and Grand Duke of Lithuania Traidenis.
Many family members were important figures in Lithuanian and Polish history and culture.
It has ruled Lithuanian Giedraičiai town.
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- (Lithuanian) Short description of family
- (Lithuanian) A bit on family by Lithuanian historian Zenonas Ivinskis
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