Henry III of Lipá (

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: ''Jindřich III. z Lipé''; 1321 – 1405) was a

nobleman and

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Biography

Henry was the eldest son of Henry II of Lipá, though the exact date of his birth remains unknown. He is first mentioned in a document dating 28 November 1337, when he was around the age of 15. In the 1350s, he took part in the provincial court of

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, and was a member of the entourage of Charles IV. After the death of his uncle in 1363, Henry was appointed

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. He was elected as the protector and administrator of the estates of the Olomouc diocese from 1385 to 1387. In the early 1390s, he joined the noble coalition against

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. After the death of

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, Henry and his sons

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, Hanuš, and Čeňek became the guardians of

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. Henry was captured by an Austrian raid party during the Third Margrave War in 1402 and imprisoned in

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. He died shortly after his release in 1405.

Family

Henry was married to Ofka of Kravaře. He fathered four sons, Henry, Pertold, Hanuš, and Čeňek. He also had two daughters, Anežka and Helena.

References

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