Voivode of Vilnius

The Voivode of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Vilniaus vaivada, Polish: wojewoda wileński) was a high-ranking officer in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who governed the Vilnius Voivodeship from 1413.^[1]^[2] He was considered as the most influential member of the Lithuanian Council of Lords. After the Union of Lublin in 1569, the Voivodes of Vilnius (who were senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) were ranked as the fourth highest, while the Castellans of Vilnius were ranked as the sixth highest officers among the Voivodeships of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.^[1] After the Third Partition of the Commonwealth, the Vilnius Voivodeship was annexed by the Russian Empire and this position was annulled.^[1]^[3]

Elders of Vilnius[edit]

From	To	Voivode	Remarks
1387	1389	Andrius Goštautas
1393		Mykolas Mingaila	Castellan of Vilnius (1413–1416)
1396	1413	Albertas Manvydas

Voivodes of Vilnius[edit]

From	To	Voivode	Remarks
1413	1424	Albertas Vaitiekus Manvydas	Died holding this title
1425	1432	Jurgis Gedgaudas	Died holding this title
1432		Jaunius Valimantaitis	Died holding this title
1433	1443	Jonas Daugirdas	Died holding this title
1443	1458	Jonas Goštautas	Died holding this title
1458		Jonas Manvydas	Died holding this title
1458	1476	Mykolas Kęsgaila	Died holding this title
1477	1491	Alekna Sudimantaitis	Died holding this title
1492	1509	Mikalojus Radvilaitis	Died holding this title
1510	1522	Mikołaj II Radziwiłł	Died holding this title
1522	1539	Albertas Goštautas	Died holding this title
1542	1549	Jan Hlebowicz	Died holding this title
1551	1565	Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł	Died holding this title
1565	1584	Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł	Died holding this title
1584	1603	Krzysztof "Piorun" Radziwiłł	Died holding this title
1604	1616	Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł	Died holding this title
1616	1621	Jan Karol Chodkiewicz	Died holding this title
1623	1633	Lew Sapieha	Died holding this title
1633	1640	Krzysztof Radziwiłł	Died holding this title
1640	1642	Janusz Skumin Tyszkiewicz	Died holding this title
1642	1652	Krzysztof Chodkiewicz	Died holding this title
1653	1655	Janusz Radziwiłł	Died holding this title
1656	1665	Paweł Jan Sapieha	Died holding this title
1667	1668	Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł	Deputy Chancellor of Lithuania
1668	1669	Jerzy Karol Hlebowicz	Died holding this title
1669	1682	Michał Kazimierz Pac	Died holding this title
1682	1703	Kazimierz Jan Sapieha	Died holding this title
1706	1707	Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki	Died holding this title
1722	1730	Ludwik Pociej	Died holding this title
1730	1733	Kazimierz Dominik Ogiński	Died holding this title
1735	1744	Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki	Died holding this title
1744	1762	Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł	Died holding this title
1762	1764	Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł	First term
1764	1768	Michał Kazimierz Ogiński	Grand Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
1768	1790	Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł	Second term; died holding this title
1790	1795	Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł	The title was defunct after the Third Partition of the Commonwealth