Published: 2024-11-30

Castles of the Lithuanian Gastold family in the first half of the sixteenth century

Wojciech Bis , Andrej Ryčkov , Mikola Volkau
Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej
Section: Studies and Materials
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM72.2024.3.002

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to characterise the castles belonging to the Lithuanian Gastold family in the first half of the sixteenth century. It has been established that there were
at least ten of them. Information about their architecture, construction techniques, location was obtained from written sources, historical publications, and the results of
archaeological research. Their economic facilities and arsenals were also described. An attempt was also made to indicate similarities and differences between these facilities. The data formed the basis for drawing conclusions about the military and economic potential of their owners. Presented information about the Gastold castles provides important material for studying the development of private fortified seats in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. 

Keywords:

Olbracht Gasztold, castles, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, architecture, outbuildings, arsenals

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Bis, W., Ryčkov, A., & Volkau, M. (2024). Castles of the Lithuanian Gastold family in the first half of the sixteenth century. Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej, 72(3), 301–330. https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM72.2024.3.002

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