Chval of Lipá (also known as Chval of Zittau; born and died in the 13th century) was a Czech nobleman from the

Ronovci The Ronovci (also Hronovci or Ronovici) were one of the oldest and most important Czech noble families. The first reports of their existence date from the end of the 12th century and are associated with Tuhány, central Bohemia and later with Bau ...

family and the founder of the family of the .

Biography

He was the grandson of the first known ancestor of the Ronovci family, , as the youngest son of . He appears sporadically in historical sources from 1253 to 1262, probably holding

Zittau Zittau (; ; ; ; ; Lusatian dialects, Upper Lusatian dialect: ''Sitte''; ) is the southeasternmost city in the Germany, German state of Saxony, and belongs to the Görlitz (district), district of Görlitz, Germany's easternmost Districts of Germ ...

, Oybin and . Chval likely founded Lipý castle, around which the town

Česká Lípa Česká Lípa (; ) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated Czech town without city status. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monume ...

later arose. Chval's son Čeněk was the first to use the epithet ''of Lipá'' in 1277. Chval is considered to be the father of

Henry of Lipá Henry of Lipá (Czech language, Czech: ''Jindřich z Lipé''; died 26 August 1329) was a prominent Czechs, Czech nobleman, marshal, and powerful magnate in the Kingdom of Bohemia. Biography Henry was born to the prominent Ronovci, Ronovci famil ...

and Čeněk of Oybin. However, some research suggests that there is a missing generation, and Chval is their grandfather instead. It has been proposed that Chval's son Čeněk of Lipá is not identical to Čeněk of Oybin, and perhaps the two brothers are the sons of the elder Čeněk.

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