John II of Liechtenstein was a 15th-century nobleman and member of the council of

Jobst of Moravia Jobst of Moravia ( cs, Jošt Moravský or ''Jošt Lucemburský''; german: Jo(b)st or ''Jodokus von Mähren''; c. 1354 – 18 January 1411), a member of the House of Luxembourg, was Margraviate of Moravia, Margrave of Moravia from 1375, List of mo ...

. John II helped King Wenceslaus IV escape to

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from his second imprisonment on 11 November 1403. Wenceslas was able to initially escape his prison wearing a disguise. He crossed the

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, where John II was waiting for him with a guard of fifty horsemen who escorted him to

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. In 1405, Margrave Jobst paid a ransom for John II after he was captured in his service.

In popular culture

A fictionalized John appears in the 2018 video game '' Kingdom Come: Deliverance''. In the game, he is shown with Margrave Jobst, Divish of Talmberg, Hans Capon, Hanush of Leipa, and Radzig Kobyla planning on how to defeat Sigismund and free Wenceslaus from captivity.

References

House of Liechtenstein 15th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire Date of death unknown Date of birth unknown {{Europe-noble-stub