Duchy of Trakai
| Duchy of Trakai | |||||||||
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| Duchy of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania | |||||||||
| 1345–1413 | |||||||||
Trakai Voivodeship (in red) in the 17th century | |||||||||
| Capital | Senieji Trakai, later Trakai | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established by Kęstutis | 1345 | ||||||||
| 1413 | |||||||||
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Duchy of Trakai (Lithuanian: Trakų Kunigaikštystė) was a subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the 14th and early 15th centuries. The Duke of Trakai was an important position held either by the Grand Duke of Lithuania himself or his second-in-command.