Vratislav II Of Pernštejn
Vratislav II of Pernštejn (; 9 July 1530 – 27 October 1582) was a Czech nobleman. From 1567 until his death in 1582, he held the office of High Chancellor of Bohemia. He was also a member of the Geheimrat, Privy Council, and a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece. Biography Vratislav was born on 9 July 1530 in Velké Meziříčí. He came from the Bohemian-Moravian noble Pernštejn family. His parents were Jan IV of Pernštejn, Governor of Moravia and Count of Kladsko, and his second wife Hedwig of Schellenberg (''Hedvika z Šelmberka'').Wien Bibliothek, p. 122. Little is known about Vratislav's childhood. At the age of thirteen, his father sent him to the Viennese court of Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I, where he was raised together with the later Emperor Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian II, who was three years older than him. Together, they took part in the Schmalkaldic War in 1546–1547. Through court service and joint trips, includi ...
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