Albert of Koldice (also spelled Kolditz) (died 1448) was a

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nobleman. He was

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Upper Lusatia Upper Lusatia (german: Oberlausitz ; hsb, Hornja Łužica ; dsb, Górna Łužyca; szl, Gōrnŏ Łużyca; pl, Łużyce Górne or ''Milsko''; cz, Horní Lužice) is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to the ...

and of the

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and Wroclaw.

Life

Albert was a member of the old Saxon noble ''Kolditz'' family. He was a son of Thimo VII of Koldice and his wife Anna of Kittlitz. After the death of King

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia Wenceslaus IV (also ''Wenceslas''; cs, Václav; german: Wenzel, nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 136116 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he w ...

, he was governor of the hereditary

Duchy of Jawor Duchy of Jawor ( pl, Księstwo Jaworskie, german: Herzogtum Jauer) was one of the Duchies of Silesia established in 1274 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Legnica. It was ruled by the Silesian Piasts, with its capital at Jawor in Lower Silesia. G ...

from 1419 until his death. From 1420 to 1424, he was also governor of the Duchy of Wroclaw; and from 1425 until his death, he was also governor of

.Pavel Sedláček: ''Vztahy mezi Kladskem a Frankenšteijnskem ve 14. a 15. stoleti'', in: Kladký Sborník, vol. 2 1998, p. 121 In his capacity as governor, he fought on the Catholic side in the

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. In 1428, he participated with his own army in the Battle of Wielisław, on the side of his son-in-law

Půta III of Častolovice Půta III of Častolovice (also known as ''Puota the Younger of Czastolowitz''; cz, Půta III. z Častolovic or ; d. 1434 in Pressburg) was a member of the Bohemian Častolowitz family. He was Landeshauptmann and later pledge lord of the County ...

and Duke

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. In 1433, in order to prevent

Chojnik Castle Chojnik Castle (pronounced , german: Kynast, 1945–1948 pl, Chojnasty) is a castle located above the town of Sobieszów, today part of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland. Its remains stand on top of the Chojnik hill () within the Karkonosze ...

from falling into Hussite hands, he handed the castle to the city of

Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra (pron. ; Polish: ; german: Hirschberg im Riesengebirge; Exonym: ''Deer Mountain''; szl, Jelyniŏ Gōra) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Low ...

and demanded that the city commit to razing the castle and no rebuilding it. He died in 1448, and was succeeded as governor of Upper Lusatia by his Hans of Koldice, the son of his elder brother Sigmund of Koldice.

Marriage and issue

Albert married Anna of Saida. They had two children: *Thimo IX (before 1425–1448) *Anna (died 1 February 1467), married: *#in 1396 to

(died 1434), with whom she had three daughters *#on 29 September 1440 to

Hynek Krušina of Lichtenburg Hynek Krušina of Lichtenburg (also: ''Henry Kruschina of Lichtenburg'', in cz, Hynek Krušina IV. z Lichtenburka; 1392 – 4 March 1454, Kłodzko ( cs, Kladsko, german: Glatz)) was a Hussite commander and governor and lien holders of the Cou ...

(1392–4 March 1454)

References

*Ludwig Petry et al.: ''Geschichte Schlesiens'', vol. 1, Sigmaringen 1988, , p. 197–198, 208

External links

Razing of Chojnik castle

Footnotes

People from Silesia Nobility of medieval Bohemia 14th-century births 1448 deaths 15th-century people from Bohemia {{Germany-noble-stub