Jan Očko of Vlašim (; Jan VIII as the Bishop of Olomouc) (? – died 1380), from the family of the House of Vlašim, was the second Archbishop of Prague (1364–1378). He was the uncle to his successor Jan of Jenštejn.

Biography

Early life

It is not known when he was born. His father was Jan of Kamenice, the secretary of the King

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. His brothers were Michael of Vlašim, Burgrave of Svojanov, and Pavel of Vlašim and Jenštejn, Grand Chamberlain.

Bishop

As of 1351, Jan Očko was the Bishop of Olomouc. His coat of arms was that of bishop and silver two Vulture heads gules (common with of Vlašim and Jenštejn). At that time, he became an advisor to Charles IV. He later accompanied Charles IV on his way to Italy in 1355. On 12 July 1364, he became the Archbishop of Prague, succeeding the dead

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. In 1368, he was

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of the

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. He consecrated the Church of Saint Thomas in

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(13 March 1356) and the

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on 29 March 1372. In 1366 he ordered the incarceration of Jan Milíč z Kroměříže for his preachings against Charles IV, whom he called the "

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". Jan Milíč was later freed by Charles and remained in his favour.

Cardinal

On 18 September 1378, by nomination of

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, he became the first

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n named a

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. On 30 November 1379, he abandoned the post of Archbishop. According to Konrad Eubel,Conradus Eubel, ''Hierarchia catholica medii aevi'' I, editio altera (Monasterii 1913), p. 408. Joannes de Jenzenstein was appointed to succeed him on 19 March 1379. He was the

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of the castle Kašperk.

Death

He died on 14 January 1380.

Biography

Early life

Bishop

Cardinal

Death

See also

References

Further reading