Jan Hasištejnský of Lobkowicz (, ; 1450–1517) was a Bohemian diplomat of the House of Lobkowicz. In 1482 he became a

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. He undertook diplomatic missions to Luxembourg (in 1477) and Rome (in 1487) in the time of King Vladislaus II. The king sent him to negotiate a marriage with

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, which was ultimately unsuccessful. He made a journey to

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in 1493 and wrote a travel book about it, titled ''Pilgrimage to the Holy Grave in Jerusalem'' (first published in 1505). He also edited ''Advice and Precept to the Son Jaroslav, What to Do and What to Beware''. He founded the

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. He died on or around 28 January 1517 and was buried in the monastery. He was the elder brother of the so-called "Czech Ulysses" Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic.

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