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Bubna Of Litice
The House of Bubna-Litic (german: Bubna von Lititz) or Bubna of Litice, ( cs, Bubnové z Litic) is a Czech noble family dating back to the 14th century. History Originally members of lower nobility (vladyka) from the castle of Buben in western Bohemia. The house rose to prominence following the acquisition of the Litice Castle in 1562. The castles of Doudleby and Žamberk were built by Mikuláš the elder of Bubna at the end of the 16th century and became the family seat. However, the house is mentioned in historical records dating back to the late 14th century. Allegedly, there are mentions of the name in the 12th century. In 1415 two family lines emerged, the Warlich of Bubna and the Bubna of Litice. The Bohemian Revolt (1618–1620) had a mixed influence on the house and resulted in loss of property. Jan Varlich of Bubna was forced to flee the country with the Winter King Frederick V. However, a different part of the house was later granted the title of count. The Coat of Arms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buben Z Litic
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Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
Count Jindřich Matyáš of Thurn-Valsassina (german: Heinrich Matthias Graf von Thurn und Valsassina; it, Enrico Matteo Conte della Torre di Valsassina) (24 February 1567 – 26 January 1640), was one of the leaders of the Protestant Bohemian Revolt against Emperor Ferdinand II. He took part in events that led to the Thirty Years' War, and after the war he became a military leader and diplomat in Swedish service, who eventually resided in Swedish Estonia. Life He was the son of a member of the ''geheimrat'' of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, Franz Napus von Thurn und Valsassina (František Thurn), count of Linz (1508–1586) and his second wife, Countess Barbora Gräfin von Schlick (1547–1581), daughter of Count Hieronymus Schlick of Bassano and Weißkirchen and countess Katharina von Gleichen-Tonna. Both of his parents were Protestants. Count Jindřich Matyáš was born on in Lipnice nad Sázavou castle in the Crown of Bohemia. After the death of his father, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Křtiny (Blansko District)
Křtiny is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Geography Křtiny is located about southeast of Blansko and northeast of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands, on the boundary of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. The highest point of the municipal territory is the hill Proklest with an elevation of . History The first written mention of Křtiny is from 1237, in a deed of Pope Gregory IX. Sights Křtiny is known for an significant European pilgrimage site administered by the Premonstratensians. In 1718, a Baroque pilgrim complex was created by the original project of Jan Santini Aichel, but was modified during construction and was never fully completed. It comprises the Church of the Name of the Virgin Mary with a Gothic statue of the Virgin Mary and an ossuary An ossuary is a chest, box, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Březno (Mladá Boleslav District)
Březno is a market town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administration The village of Dolánky is an administrative part of Březno. Etymology The name Březno is derived from ''bříza'' (i.e. "birch"), meaning "birch forest". Geography Březno is located about east of Mladá Boleslav and northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Telib at above sea level. The market town is situated on the left bank of the Klenice River. There are several ponds in the territory, the largest of them is Vražda. History The first written mention of Březno is from 1255. The village was owned by the Wartenberg family until the 15th century, then different noble families took turns in ownership. In 1561, during the rule of the Bubna of Litice family, Březno was promoted to a market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokořín
Kokořín is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Kokořín is known for the Kokořín Castle. Administrative parts Villages of Březinka, Janova Ves, Kokořínský Důl, Šemanovice and Truskavna are administrative parts of Kokořín. Geography Kokořín is located about northeast of Mělník and north of Prague. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is the hill Spálený vrch at above sea level. The entire municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area. History The first written mention of Kokořín is from 1320. Sights The main landmark is the Kokořín Castle. It was originally a medieval fortress carved in the local sandstone. In the mid-14th century, it was rebuilt into the castle. Today it is open to the public and offers guided tours. Kokořín Chateau is a small rural Baroque castle from the mid-18th century. Notable peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plešnice
Plešnice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Plešnice lies approximately west of Plzeň and west of Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate .... References Villages in Plzeň-North District {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Jelení
Horní Jelení is a town in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Dolní Jelení and Rousínov are administrative parts of Horní Jelení. Geography Horní Jelení is located about east of Pardubice. It lies in a flat landscape of the Orlice Table. The stream of Ředický potok flows through the town. The area is rich in brooks and small fishponds. History The first written mention of Horní Jelení is from 1472. It is a document that describes the division of property after the death of George of Poděbrady between his sons, and according to which Horní Jelení was part of the Litice estate, which fell to Boček IV of Poděbrady. In 1483, he gave the Litice estate to his brother Henry the Younger of Poděbrady. He fell into debt and sold the estate to the Pernštejn family in 1495. Vilém II of Pernštejn founded several fishponds around Horní Jelení. In 1555, Horní Jelení was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardubice Region
Pardubice Region ( cs, Pardubický kraj; , ; pl, Kraj pardubicki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. As an administrative unit, Pardubice Region has existed three times in the course of history. It was established for the first time in 1850, and extended from Český Brod to the Bohemian-Moravian border. In its second existence, it was one of 19 regions as they were set between 1949 and 1960. After 1960, Pardubice became the capital of Pardubice district, which was part of the Eastern Bohemian Region (capital Hradec Králové). The Pardubice Region, as it is now, was reestablished in 2000. Administrative divisions The Pardubice Region is divided into 4 districts: There are a total of 451 municipalities in the region (as of 2019). Among these are 15 municipalities with extended powers and 26 munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doudleby Nad Orlicí, Zámek
Doudleby (german: Teindles) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Straňany is an administrative part of Doudleby. Etymology The name is derived from the Slavic tribe of Dulebes, who lived there as in the mid-10th century. Al-Masudi mentioned them as Dūlāba and their "king" (ruler) as Wānjslāf (most probably Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia). Geography Doudleby is located about south of České Budějovice. The municipality lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The village of Doudleby lies in a meander of the Malše River, and the village od Straňany lies on the opposite bank. History The first written mention of Doudleby is in the ''Chronica Boemorum'' chronicle, where there is a mention of a gord related to the year 981. According to the chronicle, this fortified settlement was part of the early medieval Slavník's territory, but accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litice Castle
Litice Castle (german: Lititz) is a castle in Záchlumí municipality in the Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. History The steep slopes of the foothills of the Orlické Mountains gave the advantage of a strategic position to the gothic castles being founded there at the close of the 13th century. The high headland around which flowed the Divoká Orlice River was the site chosen just before the year 1300 by the Drslavic family to build up a castle which they named after their original family settlement in the Plzeň area. For a short span of time in the 14th century the Litice castle was owned by two Luxembourg rulers successively, John of Bohemia and Charles IV. In 1371 Boček of Kunštát, a Moravian noble, came with his family to settle at the castle. One branch of the family became naturalized in Bohemia through marriage and the purchase of the Poděbrady and Pardubice estates. The appearance of the oldest gothic castle was lost under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikuláš Of Bubna-Litice
Mikulas may refer to: Slovak geography * Borský Mikuláš * Liptovský Mikuláš * Liptovský Mikuláš District * Plavecký Mikuláš Sports * Zimný štadión Liptovský Mikuláš, arena in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia * MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš, professional ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga * Mikuláš Konopka (born 1979), Slovak shot putter Politics * Mikuláš Dzurinda (born 1956), Prime Minister of Slovakia from October 30, 1998 until July 4, 2006 * Mikuláš of Hus (died 1420), Bohemian politician and leading representative of the Hussite movement Other fields * Mikuláš Galanda (1895–1938), renowned painter, illustrator, and one of the most important pioneers and propagators of Slovak modern art * Mikulas of Kadan (1350–1419), Imperial clockmaker who designed the clock machine of Prague Orloj together with Jan Šindel around 1410 See also * Mikulás Saint Nicholas is a legendary figure in European folklore based on Greek early Christian and bis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial And Royal Army During The Napoleonic Wars
The Imperial-Royal or Imperial Austrian Army (german: Kaiserlich-königliche Armee, abbreviation "K.K. Armee") was strictly speaking, the armed force of the Holy Roman Empire under its last monarch, the Habsburg Emperor Francis II, although in reality, it was nearly all composed of the Habsburg army. When the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806, it assumed its title of the troops of the Austrian Empire under the same monarch, now known as Emperor Francis I of Austria. Background to the army The name "Imperial-Royal Army" was used from 1745, as "Imperial" referred until 1804 to the Holy Roman Empire and from 1804-1867 to the Austrian Empire. "Royal" referred to the Kingdom of Bohemia. (not to be confused with " Imperial and Royal" used after 1867 were the "Royal" referred to the Kingdom of Hungary) The key feature of the army of the Austrian Empire during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815) was that, due to the multi-national nature of the territories, regim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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