Tunkl of Brníčko, fully Tunkl of Brníčko and Zábřeh (german: Tunkl von Aschbrunn und Hohenstad, la, Tunkl de brniczko et in zabrzeh) was a

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n aristocratic family. The nobiliary particle is a reference to their major castle, called Brníčko and their manor at

Zábřeh Zábřeh (; german: Hohenstadt) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dolní Bušínov, Hněvkov, Pivonín and Václavov are administrative p ...

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is a fish, resembling a carp, decorated by a golden collar.

History

Mikuláš Tunkl received Hranice town in 1380 from

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 ...

. His son Jan the Elder Tunkl obtained the Brníčko castle and the

manor. He also accompanied Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor during his journey to

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. Jiří Tunkl and Jan the Younger Tunkl helped the emperor escape from the besieged city of

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in 1426. Grateful for their actions, the emperor promoted the House of Tunkl to membership of so-called ''korouhevní panstvo''. This status allowed them to attend the provincial Diet of Moravian Margraviate and thus to participate in Moravian self-government. During the

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the House of Tunkl supported

George of Poděbrady George of Kunštát and Poděbrady (23 April 1420 – 22 March 1471), also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad ( cs, Jiří z Poděbrad; german: Georg von Podiebrad), was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the ...

and was defeated in the Battle of Zvole. After this fiasco, the house changed sides and fought for

Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several m ...

in the Battle of Ivanovice ve Slezsku. Despite the fact that the House of Tunkl lost this battle, Matthias Corvinus recognized their willingness to collaborate and gave them several hereditary rights. Jindřich Tunkl sold his inheritance and moved to

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where he became the

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and the

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. During the 16th century, the house became poor. Since then house members have served as state clerks or military officers. Moravian nobility {{Europe-noble-stub