Henry of Lipá (

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: ''Jindřich z Lipé''; died 26 August 1329) was a prominent

nobleman,

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, and powerful

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in the

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Biography

Henry was born to the prominent Ronovci family, though the date of his birth remains unknown. Henry is traditionally considered to be the son of Chval of Lipá. However, some research suggests that there is a missing generation, and that Henry and his brother Čeněk of Oybin may be the grandsons of Chval 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. Henry first appears in documents from the royal court of

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in 1296 with his brother Čeněk.Sovadina, 8 He fought against the King

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, defending

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in 1304 together with his friend . He began to appear more regularly on documents from 1306, and he was counted among the country's most important nobles. Through his influence, Henry helped

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to the throne, but also he contributed to his expulsion from the country a few years later. In 1310,

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appointed him as his chamberlain and as

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. In 1311, he was removed from office, but he returned in 1315. At the instigation of Queen

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, he was arrested and accused of conspiracy against the king. However, some of the nobility and his romantic partner, the queen widow

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, sided with Henry. He was released in 1316 after six months in prison. He regained the title of Supreme Marshal after the death of , retaining it until his own death. From 1319 until his death he was the provincial governor in

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, and during the king's absence between 1319 and 1321, he also served as the provincial governor of

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. He died on 26 August 1329Fiala, 376 after spending his last years with Elisabeth Richeza at his

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. He is buried in the Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady ( Old Brno Abbey) in Brno.

Family

Henry had four sons,

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, Jan, and . He also had three daughters, Kateřina, Klára and Markéta.

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