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Hynek I Suchý Čert Of Kunštát And Jevišovice
Hynek I Suchý Čert of Kunštát and Jevišovice (died 1408) was a Moravian nobleman from the Kunštát and Poděbrady family. He was an infamous robber knight and supporter of Prokop of Luxembourg. Biography Hynek was born to . In 1390 he was made lord of . He was given the honorific "Suchý Čert" (English: Dry Devil) for his tall and thin physique, his dry temperament, and for the devilish manner in which he persecuted his enemies. He married Anna of Deblín, but she died before 1398. He and his brother, Jindřich, became well known during the Moravian Margrave Wars fighting for Margrave Prokop. Hynek in particular took an active role in the conflict. He captured Znojmo Castle and was named hetman. He was further awarded in 1401. Hynek earned a reputation as a robber knight, and was active in assaulting merchant caravans alongside Jan Zoul of Ostředek. In 1404, Sigismund of Luxembourg and Albert IV of Austria lead the against Hynek and Jan Sokol of Lamberk. Hynek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Znojmo
Znojmo (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian Region. The historic centre of Znojmo is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. Administrative division Znojmo consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Znojmo (26,634) *Derflice (114) *Kasárna (158) *Konice (383) *Mramotice (397) *Načeratice (340) *Oblekovice (1,299) *Popice (187) *Přímětice (4,224) Etymology The origin of the town's name is uncertain. According to the most likely theories, it was derived either from the Old Czech words ''znoj'' (i.e. 'heat') and ''znojný'' ('exposed to heat'), or from the personal name Znojem or Znojim. Geography Znojmo is located about southwest of Brno, near the border with A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Zoul Of Ostředek
Jan Zoul of Ostředek (died 13 July 1404) was a nobleman and robber knight of the region in the 14th-century. Biography Jan Zoul was formerly in the service of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, before joining the retinue of Prokop of Moravia. At the end of the 14th-century, the nobility rebelled and a coalition of lords was formed against Wenceslaus. Jan and his father, Mikeš Zoul of Ostředek, took advantage of the disorder and seized the castle near Chocerady. From there, they set out on raids throughout the Benešov region, acting with other robber knights such as Hynek the Dry Devil. Jan fell out of favor with King Wenceslaus. He was briefly imprisoned by his royally-allied neighbor, Wenceslaus of Dubá, at Karlštejn. However, Jan was pardoned. The neighbors continued to war. In 1403, Jan seized Wenceslaus' castle . In doing so, he was declared a land pest and was targeted by royal forces. In 1404, King Wenceslaus sent a retaliatory army against Jan lead by Archbishop Zbyněk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliverance II
''Deliverance'' is a 1972 American thriller film directed and produced by John Boorman from a screenplay by James Dickey, who adapted it from his own 1970 novel. It follows four businessmen from Atlanta who venture into the remote Appalachia, northern Georgia wilderness to see the Cahulawassee River before it is dammed, only to find themselves in danger from the area's inhabitants and nature. It stars Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. ''Deliverance'' was a critical and commercial success. It earned three Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations, and grossed US dollar, $46.1 million on a budget of $2 million. It became a popular culture landmark for a scene featuring Cox's character playing "Dueling Banjos" on guitar with a banjo-picking country boy, and garnered notoriety for a scene in which Beatty's character is brutally raped by a mountain man. In 2008, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
