The name Kęsgaila comes from the native first name of Mykolas Kęsgaila (son of Valimantas, son of Bushka) whose elder brother Jaunutis son of Valimantas...

subsidy. In 1509, Švėkšna belonged to Kęsgaila, the Elder of Samogitia. In 19th century Švėkšna was a property of Plater family. At the time a bridge connecting...

the founder of the family. There is some vague evidence, that his father was Sirputis (probably descendant of other Sirputis, brother of Traidenis, Bardis...

it belonged to Elder of Samogitia and Castellan of Vilnius Mykolas Kęsgaila (c. 1380-c. 1452). Mykolas established the Kęsgaila family in Samogitia, where...

son of Albert III. He died on the way back from a plague. His only daughter Ona married Mykolas Kęsgaila, Grand Marshal of Lithuania. Kęsgaila was married...

1532. After the death of his brother-in-law Stanislovas Kęsgaila in 1532, he was elected as Elder of Samogitia and castellan of Trakai. Piotr had three...

Elders of Samogitia, the Kęsgaila family. Settlement was part of the estate until the 18th century. The first wooden Catholic Church of Gargždai was built 1534-1540...

Kiškos) was a noble family (szlachta) and one of the most powerful families (magnates) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth...

Kristinas Astikas and Mykolas Kęsgaila. The aforementioned families were granted corresponding Polish coats of arms under the Union of Horodlo in 1413. While...

official confirmation of the treaty, Alexander Jagiellon was betrothed to Helena (the role of the groom was performed by Stanislovas Kęsgaila). Helena's Orthodox...