Vilikaila or Viligaila was one of the five elder

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...

s mentioned in the peace treaty with Halych-Volhynia in 1219. He is mentioned as brother of

Daujotas Daujotas was one of the 5 elder Lithuanian dukes mentioned in the peace treaty with Halych-Volhynia in 1219. In the same document Vilikaila is mentioned as brother of Daujotas which suggests that Daujotas was the older or perhaps more influential ...

, which leads scholars to believe he was the younger or perhaps less influential brother. The brothers are not mentioned in any other sources.

Tomas Baranauskas Tomas Baranauskas (born 12 September 1973 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian historian specializing in the history of medieval Lithuania. He is the author of the book ''The Formation of the Lithuanian State''. Baranauskas spent his youth in Žeimelis an ...

, a modern Lithuanian historian, believes that Vilikaila and Daujotas might be sons of

Stekšys Stekšys (or Steksė) (other spellings include ''Stakys'', ''Stejkint'', ''Stekintas'', ''Stegikintas'', ''Stegutas'') was a duke of Lithuania, killed in 1214 near Lielvārde during an attack against Livonia. He is one of the earliest mentioned L ...

, a Lithuanian duke killed in 1214.

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