Stanislovas Kęsgaila (died 1532)

Stanislovas Kęstgaila (died 1532) was a Lithuanian nobleman, son of Stanislovas Kęsgaila from the Kęsgailos family. Stanislovas Kęstgaila was the Elder of Samogitia (1527–1532) and castellan of Trakai (1528–1532).[1] After marriage to Anna of Kiszka family, Stanislovas was the wealthiest magnate in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[1]

When Stanislovas was appointed as the Elder of Samogitia in 1527, Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old limited power and income of the elder as 17 volosts were transferred to Grand Duke's jurisdiction.[2] The elder was left with 8 volosts (Karklėnai, Kražiai, Medingėnai, Patumšiai, Pavandenė, Tendžiogala, Viduklė and Žarėnai)[2] that had only about 10% of the Samogitian population.[1] After early death of Stanislovas, the office of the Elder of Samogitia was assigned to Piotr Kiszka,[3] not a member of the Kęsgailos family for the first time in more than a century.[4] Stanislovas' last will left about a third of his possessions to the Grand Duke, who then transferred the towns to his wife Bona Sforza.[3] Subsequently the family faded from the public life.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d (Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus, et al., ed (1985–1988). "Kęsgailos". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. II. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 299. LCC 86232954. 
  2. ^ a b (Lithuanian) Petrauskas, Rimvydas; Jūratė Kiaupienė (2009). Lietuvos istorija. Nauji horizontai: dinastija, visoumenė, valstybė. IV. Baltos lankos. p. 83. ISBN 978-9955-23-239-1. 
  3. ^ a b (Lithuanian) Tyla, Algimantas (2003). "Žemaičių valstiečių prievolių surašymas 1537 ir 1538 m.". Žemaitijos valsčių surašymas 1537-1538 m.. Vilnius: Lithuanian Institute of History. pp. 7–16. ISBN 9986-780-49-7. http://www.istorija.lt/html/mackavicius2003_tyla.html. 
  4. ^ (Lithuanian) Petrauskas, Rimvydas; Jūratė Kiaupienė (2009). Lietuvos istorija. Nauji horizontai: dinastija, visoumenė, valstybė. IV. Baltos lankos. p. 448. ISBN 978-9955-23-239-1.