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Stanislovas Goštautas

1507 – 1542

Lithuanian noble

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Lived 1507 – 1542 (aged 34–35). Stanislovas Goštautas was a Lithuanian.

Stanislovas Goštautas (also called Stanisław Gasztołd or Gasztołt of Abdank in Polish) ( in Vilnius – 1542) was a member of the Lithuanian nobility and a high-ranking member of the Lithuanian administration. Born to Albertas Goštautas, the Voivode of Vilnius, and Princess Sofia of Vereya, he was the last direct male descendant of the Goštautai family.

A prominent member of the Grand Duchy's administration in the early times of the Polish–Lithuanian union, Goštautas held a number of important posts in the state's administration. Among others, since 1522, he held the post of the voivode of Navahrudak, although he did not rise to that office until 1530. Since 1542, he was also a voivode of Trakai. As one of the most notable and influential noblemen of his epoch, that same year, he was also awarded with a royal pension of 600 times the number of 60 Prague groschen in exchange for his town of Upytė, which was bought by Sigismund Augustus of Poland.

On 17 May 1537, he married Barbara Radziwiłł, later the second wife of the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland Sigismund II Augustus. Goštautas died on 18 December 1542, leaving some of his family fortune to his wife, who later might have passed it on to her branch of the Radziwiłł family, while the bulk of his estates was taken by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund II Augustus, as a matter of sovereign's right.

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Important facts

Born
1507, Vilnius
Birth century
Positions held
Voivodes of Nowogródek, Voivode of Trakai, Starosta of Darsūniškis
Also known as
Stanislas Gasztold, Count Palatine of Troki

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Stanislovas Goštautas?

Lithuanian noble

When was Stanislovas Goštautas born?

Stanislovas Goštautas was born in 1507 in Vilnius.

When did Stanislovas Goštautas die?

Stanislovas Goštautas died on 18 December 1542 in Hieraniony.

What nationality was Stanislovas Goštautas?

Stanislovas Goštautas was Lithuanian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Stanislovas Goštautas

· Wikidata: Q2607440

· DBpedia: Stanislovas Goštautas

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