The Parler family ( cs, Parléř ) was a family of German

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

s and sculptors from the 14th century. Founder of the dynasty,

Heinrich Parler Heinrich Parler the Elder (also ''Heinrich of Gmünd'', german: Heinrich von Gemünd der Ältere; c. 1310 – c. 1370), was a German architect and sculptor. His masterpiece is Holy Cross Minster, an influential milestone of late Gothic architecture ...

, but later lived and worked in Gmünd. His descendants were working in various parts of central Europe, especially in Bohemia. The family name was derived from the word ''Parlier'', meaning " foreman". Notable members of the family include: *

(c. 1300 – c. 1370), also known as Heinrich of Gmünd, founder of the dynasty ** Johannes von Gmünd (Johann Parler the Elder) (1330-po 1359), oldest son of Heinrich Parler, father of Michael von Gmünd and Heinrich IV. Parler *** Michael von Gmünd (Michael of Freiburg) (c. 1350 - 1387/88), foreman at the

Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, or ''Cathédrale de Strasbourg'', german: Liebfrauenmünster zu Straßburg or ''Straßburger Münster''), also known as Strasbourg ...

Schock-Werner, Barbara, "Parler" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 20 (2001), p. 69-7
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/ref> *** Heinrich IV. Parler (Henricus Parlerius, Heinrich Parler the younger), sculptor, founder of the

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style in Prague and Moravia (1373-1390) **

Michael Parler Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

, son of Heinrich Parler, brother of Peter ** Peter Parler (1332–1399) ( cs, Petr Parléř), son of Heinrich, brother of Michael ***

Wenzel Parler Wenzel Parler ( cs, Václav Parléř, 1404) was an architect and sculptor from the Parler family of German-Bohemian master builders and son of Peter Parler. He worked on Gothic churches in the Holy Roman cities of Prague, Nördlingen, and Vienna d ...

( cs, Václav Parléř), son of Peter ***

Johann Parler Johann Parler the Younger ( cs, Jan Parléř, german: Johann Parler der Jüngere, ; c. 1359 – 1405/06), was a Bohemian architect of German origin from the prominent Parler family of architects, master builders, and sculptors. He was the son of fa ...

( cs, Jan Parléř), son of Peter, brother of Wenzel

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