The Talmberk family (german: Talmberg or ) was a

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

n noble house. The family ruled the town of

Talmberk Talmberk (german: Talmberg or ) is a small village and municipal part of Samopše in the Kutná Hora District of the Czech Republic. The village was built around , which was constructed in the 13th century, but abandoned by 1533. History Talmber ...

and , along with various other estates.

History

The Talmberk family was descended from the of Bohemia and

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. The Talmberk family was founded at the end of the 13th century. The first known member is

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, a descendant of

Hroznata of Úžice Hroznata of Úžice was a Moravian nobleman, Highest Burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia between 1284 and 1286, and the founder of the Talmberk family. Hroznata was in the service of King Wenceslas II, for which he was granted land north of the S ...

who was first mentioned in 1297. The family came under the ownership of Jankov in 1418. They remained in possession of the village until 1702, when it was sold. The remained in the family from the 16th century until the death of the last member. It was later given to the of the

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. The Talmberks largely sided with the

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during the

Bohemian Revolt The Bohemian Revolt (german: Böhmischer Aufstand; cs, České stavovské povstání; 1618–1620) was an uprising of the Bohemian estates against the rule of the Habsburg dynasty that began the Thirty Years' War. It was caused by both religi ...

, and they were allowed to remain in the . At the end of the 16th century, the family had split into separate branches. The last male member of the family died in 1735.

Coat of arms

Two silver

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on a shield of red, each with a large leaf bent inwards towards one another.

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with silver and red

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with red

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Notable members

, brother-in-law of

Záviš of Falkenstein Záviš of Falkenstein ( cs, Záviš z Falkenštejna; – 24 August 1290), a member of the noble house of Vítkovci, was a Bohemian noble and opponent of King Ottokar II. Biography Záviš was a scion of the Vítkovci, lords of Krumlov ...

, founder of the Talmberk family ** Vilém of Talmberk, son or nephew of Hroznata of Úžice, the first member of the family by name **Arnošt of Talmberk, son of Hroznata of Úžice, founder of the *

Diviš of Talmberk Diviš of Talmberk (died 1415) was a Bohemian noble and lord of Talmberk. Biography In 1390, Diviš gained control of . The castle was soon after besieged by Havel Medek of Valdek, who conquered Talmberk and captured Diviš. Diviš was imprisone ...

(died 1415), burgrave of

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**Oldřich of Talmberk, son of Diviš of Talmberk, inherited Talmberk in 1415 after his father's death * (died 2 May 1450), bishop of the

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* (before 1460 – 1498), Czech nobleman, priest, and member of the

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* (mid-16th century – 13 October 1643), Czech politician and * (german: Johann Franz Christoph Freiherr von Talmberg, 31 December 1644 - 3 April 1698), bishop of the

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* Rudolf Franz Ferdinand von Talmberg (–1702), artist, chamberlain, and cavalry captain in the court of

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I (Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Franz Felician; hu, I. Lipót; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria An ...

References

{{reflist Bohemian noble families