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unusual facts about Michael Glinski


Michael Glinski

He won distinction during Maximilian's campaigns against Friesland in 1498 and was awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece.


Mamai

Michael Glinski was the most illustrious member of the family: he studied at the German university, took part as a knight in the Italian Wars, was the most powerful man in Lithuania in the 16th century, but later rebelled and run away with his brothers to Muscovy and helped the Russians to retake the city of Smolensk.


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