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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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- date of death
- 1381-00-00
- date of birth
- 1301-00-00
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thumb|Seal of Vaidila, 1380
Vaidila (Woidiło, Voydiło, Woydylo; executed in 1381) was a favorite and brother-in-law of Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Chronicles present Vaidila as a kitchen assistant who rose to the top and entered the nobility only through his marriage to Jogaila's sister Maria in 1379. However, this portrayal is likely biased propaganda. It was a known practice to denounce political opponents as a common peasant. The Teutonic Knights mention that boyar Vaidila ruled Wegebeticht (believed to be near Deltuva) and Wayteldorff (Dubrowo, north of Lida).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vaidila” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.