The name has been primarily written in, and recognized by, the polonized version and spelling for several centuries. A legendary version of the patronym's etymology associates it with a child raised by wolves ( rado vilko). The patronym Radvila arose following its use by his son Radvila Astikas and grandson Mikalojus Radvila. Its first notable member, Kristinas Astikas (born 1363), a close associate of the Lithuanian ruler Vytautas, became Castellan of Vilnius. The Radziwiłł family is a directly descended branch of the extinct Lithuanian noble Astikai family line. Trąby coat of arms, granted to Kristinas Astikas' family in 1413 The Nesvizh Castle complex, maintained by the family between the 16th century and 1939, is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Radziwiłł family received the title of Reichsfürst (prince) from the Holy Roman Emperor in the mid 16th-century. The family produced many individuals notable in Lithuanian, Polish, Belarusian, German as well as general European history and culture. Their descendants were highly prominent for centuries, first in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Kingdom of Prussia.

However, most of the branches became extinct by the 18th century, with only the Nesvizh-Kleck-Ołyka line surviving to this day. The family was founded by Radvila Astikas, but over time it split into many branches, such as the Biržai-Dubingiai and Goniądz-Meteliai lines. The House of Radziwiłł ( Polish pronunciation: Lithuanian: Radvila Belarusian: Радзівіл, Radzivił German: Radziwill) is a powerful magnate family originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later also prominent in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. Urn:oclc:819414492 Scandate 20091125214002 Scanner arms of the Radziwiłł family, incorporating the Trąby emblem OL15156016W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 93.21 Pages 284 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1416521976 Urn:lcp:whatremainsmemoi00radz:epub:462825a1-d705-472f-baf8-3ef39393e7f0 Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier whatremainsmemoi00radz Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9b575h2h Isbn 0743276949Ģ005013557 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:54:25 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA102310 Boxid_2 CH100501 Camera Canon 5D City New York, N.Y.

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