Jurgis Astikas
Voivode of Braslau
About Jurgis Astikas
Lived 1530 – 1579 (aged 48–49). Jurgis Astikas was a Lithuanian and Polish.
Jurgis Astikas or Jurgis Astikaitis (1530–1579) was a Lithuanian nobleman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and a member of the noble Astikai family. He participated in the Livonian War and signing of the election of king Henry of Valois after the death of king Sigismund Augustus in 1572. Jurgis was executed in Lithuania in 1579 under suspicions of plotting to assassinate king Stephen Báthory. Jurgis did not leave any descendants.
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Who was Jurgis Astikas?
voivode of Braslau
When was Jurgis Astikas born?
Jurgis Astikas was born in 1530.
When did Jurgis Astikas die?
Jurgis Astikas died in 1579.
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Jurgis Astikas was Lithuanian and Polish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jurgis Astikas. https://biography.guide/jurgis-astikas/
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