The Mičan family was a

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History

The family can be traced back to at least the early 15th century, when a Jindřich Mičan von Klinstein was active in northern

. Jindřich's possessions passed to his son Jan (Johann), who died in 1503. The estates were then inherited by and dived among Johan's sons. In the records of the time, the family was also listed as Míčan of Klinštejn and Roztoky (, ). In the second half of the 15th century, the family owned small estates in northern Bohemia. Their representative was Jindřich from Sulislavice and Roztoky. His descendants acquired Vinařice,

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and Žerotín. In 1571, Friedrich Mičan von Klinstein und Rostok, Baron of Klinstein and Rostock in

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, was governor of Kornhaus Estate. He also acquired almost all the Žehrovice estate from the Kolowrat-Bezdružický lords, including the Zehrow Castle, which had since become dilapidated. In 1569, Friedrich bought the rest of the estate's

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from the brothers Jan and Zdislav Abdon Kolowrat-Bezdružický. Friederich also sold parts of Čelechovic estate to Georg Borzita von Martinitz in 1578. In 1595, the latter bought the remaining parts of the estate from Friederich's heirs. Another, later Friederich Mičan von Klinstein is recorded as Imperial

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. He was owed a sum of money that his debtors weren't able to return, and as a result was given the Rischburg Estate. His son, Albrecht, inherited this estate after Friederich's death. After Albrecht's death it passed to the latter's wife, Magdalena Mičan (née von Hodkowa). This branch of the Klinštejns, as well as the Klinštejn family in general, died out with the death of Ignác Vojtěch in 1663 in

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References

{{reflist Bohemian noble families Nobility from medieval Bohemia Barons of the Holy Roman Empire 1663 disestablishments