Mikalojus Radvila the Old
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| 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 |
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| Date of Birth | c. 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.
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 tree Radziwill family lines.
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- (Lithuanian) Mikalojus Radvila
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