Astikas was one of the sons of Kristinas Astikas. He was first mentioned in written sources in the 1411 Treaty of Melno.[1] He was Grand Duke's marshal in 1420–29 and 1440–52.[1] 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).[2] He was sent to several diplomatic missions: to Teutonic Knights in 1466, 1447, and 1448, to Golden Horde in 1452.[1] He also participated in negotiating the 1473 Treaty of Kurcums which defined the Lithuanian–Livonian border.[3] 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.[4]
Astikas' patrimonial lands were around Kernavė, Anykščiai, Užpaliai. His most important patrimonial possession was Musninkai where he funded a Catholic church.[1] 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.[5][6] Additionally, he had landholdings in Upninkai, Širvintos, Biržai, Vyžuona, and others.[7] Astikas also donated for the construction of St. George Church, Kaunas.[8]
His wife's name or origin is unknown.[1][9] 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).[1][9] Astikas and his wife Eudoxia were the great-great-great grandparents of Elizabeth Báthory.
References
^ abcdefgPetrauskas, Rimvydas (2003). Lietuvos diduomenė XIV a. pabaigoje – XV a. (in Lithuanian). Aidai. pp. 215–216. ISBN9955-445-67-X.
^"F1-22. Treaty between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Livonian Order". Parchments' Digital Images Archive. Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
^Zielińska, Teresa (1996). "Radziwiłłowie herbu Trąby – dzieje rodu". Radziwiłłowie herbu Trąby(PDF) (in Polish). Wydawnictwo DiG. p. 4. ISBN9788385490623.
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