[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Research in Lithuania

[Gerhard Koenig]

Hello Roger,

> Is it possible for someone to help clear up some of them???

Yes, with a short google search you can read the answers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania

> First where do I find "Smolensk"?

A town in Western Russia.

> Who is King Sigismund ...
> who is King Sigizmundus Augustus?

Name of the King of Poland, more you can read here:
http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/eceurope/nobrep.html

> What is GDL?

GDL = Grand Duchy of Lithuania

> What is a "patent" used in this manner? 

... it can be a contract

Gerhard

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