Mykolas Kęsgaila (Polish : Michał Kieżgajło z Dziewałtowa ; died 1476) was an influential Lithuanian nobleman from the Kęsgailos family. Together with his brother Jonas Kęsgaila , Mykolas dominated the politics of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania for three decades.[ 1] Chancellor of Lithuania (1444–1476), regent of Smolensk (1450–1458) and Voivode of Vilnius (1459–1476).[ 2]
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^ (in Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Kęsgailos". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija . Vol. II. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 298. LCCN 86232954 . ^ Petrauskas, Rimvydas; Jūratė Kiaupienė (2009). Lietuvos istorija . Nauji horizontai: dinastija, visoumenė, valstybėBaltos lankos . pp. 494, 496, 499. ISBN 978-9955-23-239-1
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