Background
After marriage to Anna, daughter of Stanisław Kiszka, Stanislovas was the wealthiest magnate in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
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Career
Stanislovas Kęstgaila was the Elder of Samogitia (1527–1532) and castellan of Trakai (1528–1532). When Stanislovas was appointed as the Elder of Samogitia in 1527, Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old limited power and income of the elder as 17 volosts were transferred to Grand Duke"s jurisdiction. The elder was left with 8 volosts (Karklėnai, Kražiai, Medingėnai, Patumšiai, Pavandenė, Tendžiogala, Viduklė and Žarėnai) that had only about 10% of the Samogitian population.
Subsequently the family faded from the public life.
Membership
After early death of Stanislovas, the office of the Elder of Samogitia was assigned to Piotr Kiszka, not a member of the Kęsgailos family for the first time in more than a century.
