Radvila Astikas

{{Infobox noble

| name = Radvila Astikas

| title = Grand Marshal of Lithuania
Voivode of Trakai
Castellan of Vilnius

| image = File:Radzivił Ościkavič. Радзівіл Осьцікавіч (XIX).jpg

| caption = Imaginary 19th-century portrait

| noble family = Astikai
Radziwiłł (founder)

| father = Kristinas Astikas

| mother = Anna

| spouse =

| issue = Mikalojus Radvila the Old
Anna

| death_date = 1477

}}

Radvila Astikas or Astikaitis (baptized Nicholas;{{Sfn|Petrauskas|2003|pp=215–216}} {{langx|pl|Radziwiłł Ościkowicz}}; died in 1477) was a magnate, a member of the Astikai and founder of the Radziwiłł family. He was a member of the Lithuanian Council of Lords and one of the most influential people in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during his lifetime.

Astikas was one of the sons of Kristinas Astikas. He was first mentioned in written sources in the 1411 Treaty of Melno.{{Sfn|Petrauskas|2003|pp=215–216}} He was Grand Duke's marshal in 1420–29 and 1440–52.{{Sfn|Petrauskas|2003|pp=215–216}} Radvila Astikas was Voivode of Trakai (1466–77) and Castellan of Vilnius (1475–77), as well as Grand Marshal of Lithuania (1433–34, 1463–74).{{Sfn|Petrauskas|Kiaupienė|2009|pp=494, 496}} He was sent to several diplomatic missions: to Teutonic Knights in 1466, 1447, and 1448, to Golden Horde in 1452.{{Sfn|Petrauskas|2003|pp=215–216}} He also participated in negotiating the 1473 Treaty of Kurcums which defined the Lithuanian–Livonian border. There were rumors that in 1440 Astikas was considered as a candidate to the Grand Duke's throne instead of Casimir Jagiellon, but they should be taken with a grain of salt.{{Sfn|Petrauskas|Kiaupienė|2009|pp=400}}

Astikas' patrimonial lands were around Kernavė, Anykščiai, Užpaliai. His most important patrimonial possession was Musninkai where he funded a Catholic church.{{Sfn|Petrauskas|2003|pp=215–216}} In 1447, Grand Duke Casimir Jagiellon gifted Kėdainiai to Astikas and he was instrumental in turning the village into a growing trade center that traded with the Hanseatic League.{{Sfn|Petrauskas|Kiaupienė|2009|pp=93–94}} Additionally, he had landholdings in Upninkai, Širvintos, Biržai, Vyžuona, and others. Astikas also donated for the construction of St. George Church, Kaunas.{{Sfn|Petrauskas|Kiaupienė|2009|p=134}}

His wife's name or origin is unknown.{{Sfn|Petrauskas|2003|pp=215–216}} His son Mikalojus Radvila nicknamed "the Old" was the first to carry "Radvila" as a family name. His daughter Anna married Petka Jogailavičius (Petko Jagojłowicz).{{Sfn|Petrauskas|2003|pp=215–216}} Astikas and his wife Eudoxia were the great-great-great grandparents of Elizabeth Báthory.

References

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{{cite book |author=Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie |author-link=Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie |url=http://www.dig.com.pl/pdf/Radziwillowie.pdf |title=Radziwiłłowie herbu Trąby |publisher=Wydawnictwo DiG |year=1996 |isbn=9788385490623 |language=pl |page=Table I}}

{{cite encyclopedia |first=Jonas |last=Drungilas |title=Kėdainiai |encyclopedia=Lietuvos istorija. Enciklopedinis žinynas |editor-first1=Eugenijus |editor-last1=Manelis |editor-first2=Antanas |editor-last2=Račis |volume=I |publisher=Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras |year=2011 |isbn=978-5-420-01689-3 |language=lt |pages=802}}

{{cite web| url=http://www.mch.mii.lt/mab/Kolekcija/Pergamentas_En.asp?txtSign=F1-22 |title=F1-22. Treaty between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Livonian Order |publisher=Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences |work=Parchments' Digital Images Archive |accessdate=2014-11-28 }}

{{cite book |first=Teresa |last=Zielińska |chapter=Radziwiłłowie herbu Trąby – dzieje rodu |url=http://www.dig.com.pl/pdf/Radziwillowie.pdf |title=Radziwiłłowie herbu Trąby |publisher=Wydawnictwo DiG |year=1996 |isbn=9788385490623 |language=pl |page=4}}

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Sources

  • {{Cite book| title=Lietuvos diduomenė XIV a. pabaigoje – XV a. |first=Rimvydas |last=Petrauskas |year=2003 |publisher=Aidai |isbn=9955-445-67-X |language=lt}}
  • {{Cite book| title=Lietuvos istorija. Nauji horizontai: dinastija, visuomenė, valstybė |first=Rimvydas |last=Petrauskas |first2=Jūratė |last2=Kiaupienė |publisher=Baltos lankos |volume=IV |year=2009 |isbn=978-9955-23-239-1 |language=lt}}

{{Grand Marshals of Lithuania}}

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Radvila

Category:Radziwiłł family

Category:Grand Marshals of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Category:Voivodes of Trakai