Duchy of Trakai

Duchy of Trakai
Trakų Kunigaikštystė (Lithuanian)
Duchy of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1345–1413
Coat of arms of Trakai
Coat of arms

Trakai Voivodeship (in red) in the 17th century
CapitalSenieji Trakai, later Trakai
History 
• Established by Kęstutis
1345
1413
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Lithuania
Trakai Voivodeship

Duchy of Trakai (Lithuanian: Trakų Kunigaikštystė) was a subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the 14th and early 15th centuries.[1] The Duke of Trakai was an important position held either by the Grand Duke of Lithuania himself or his second-in-command.[1]

  1. ^ a b Gudavičius, Edvardas. "Trakų kunigaikštystė". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 November 2023.