Count Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice (; , ) (6 January 1582 – 21 November 1649) was a nobleman from

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. He was a representative of Emperor Ferdinand II who, along with

Vilém Slavata of Chlum Vilém Slavata z Chlumu a Košumberka (; ) (1 December 1572 – 19 January 1652) was a Czech nobleman from an old Bohemian family. As viceregent ''(místodržící)'' of Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg (from 1617) he became famous as co-victim, ...

, was a victim in the 1618

Defenestration of Prague The Defenestrations of Prague (, , ) were three incidents in the history of Bohemia in which people were defenestrated (thrown out of a window). Though already existing in Middle French, the word ''defenestrate'' is believed to have first been us ...

(also known as the ''Second Defenestration of Prague''). In 1621 he became

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and in 1622 he became Royal Statholder of

and

Supreme Burgrave of Bohemia The Supreme Burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia, originally the Burgrave of Prague or the Burgrave of Prague Castle (Czech language, Czech: ''Nejvyšší purkrabí''; German language, German: ''Oberstburggraf;'' Latin Language, Latin: ''supremus bu ...

in 1638.

Personal life

Jaroslav was a member of the

Martinic noble family The Martinic family or House of Martinice ( or ''z Martinic'', ) was a Bohemian noble family, claimed to be descended from the old Vršovci clan. The family have been part of the Bohemian ancient nobility. As of 1322, the family possessed the cast ...

. He was married 4 times. First time he married

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(1584–1634), second time he married Countess

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(died in 1643), third time to Kateřina Lidmila Talackovna of Ještětice (died in 1649) and fourth time to

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of Vřesovice. He had 10 children, all by his first marriage. His eldest daughter was Countess

Barbora Eusebie Barbora (; ) is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word ''barbaros'' () meaning "foreign", a variant of " Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic (as of 2007). Notable people with the ...

(d. 1656), second wife of Margrave

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Habsburg Bohemian nobility 17th-century nobility from Bohemia 1582 births 1649 deaths Execution survivors {{Europe-hist-stub

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