 At that time, Panevėžys grew to become a center of economic importance and Upytė became eclipsed by this rival.Nevertheless, Upytė is one of the longest surviving regional capitals from earlier times.The elders of Upytė included Konstanty Ostrogski, Stanislovas Goštautas, Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł and Janusz Radziwiłł.