Grand Chancellor of Lithuania

Grand Chancellor of Lithuania
State Coat of arms
AppointerGrand Duke of Lithuania
PrecursorChancellor of Lithuania
Formation15th century
First holderSudivojus Valimantaitis
Final holderJoachim Chreptowicz
Abolished1795

The Grand Chancellor of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos didysis kancleris) was one of the highest offices in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The office functioned from the middle of the 15th century until the end of the real union with the Kingdom of Poland in 1795 and its subsequent partition among Prussia, Russia and Austria.[1] The chancellor possessed the Great Seal of Lithuania and had the Lithuanian Metrica at his disposal.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference VLE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ragauskienė, Raimonda. "LDK istorija: kaip LDK kancleriai XVI a. saugojo Lietuvos Metriką". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 28 December 2023.