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Hynce Ptáček Of Pirkstein
Hynce Ptáček of Pirkstein (1404 – 27 August 1444) was a Czech nobleman, the highest Hofmeister and Münzmeister of the Kingdom of Bohemia and regent of Bohemia's royal cities. Life Hynce Ptáček of Pirkstein came from a side line of the noble . He was the son of Jan Ptáček of Pirkstein and Jitka of Kunštát. From 1420 he was in possession of Rataje nad Sázavou and he soon rose to the highest court master and mint master of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the acting regent of the royal cities. As a moderate representative of the Hussites he fought in 1434 in the Battle of Lipan on the side of Prague. After Sigismund's death in 1437 he and George of Poděbrady, his protégé and future provincial administrator and King of Bohemia, joined the influential group of nobles who boycotted the election of Sigismund's son-in-law Albert II to King of Bohemia. They tried to elect the Polish king Władysław III as the new king of Bohemia. They then nominated Władysław's brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rataje Nad Sázavou
Rataje nad Sázavou (german: Rattay, Ratais an der Sasau) is a market town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative parts The villages of Malovidy and Mirošovice are administrative parts of Rataje nad Sázavou. Geography Rataje nad Sázavou lies southwest of Kutná Hora. It is located on the right bank of the Sázava (river), Sázava River, which forms the municipal border. Most of the municipal territory is situated in the Vlašim Uplands, the eastern part lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. History The first written mention of Rataje nad Sázavou is from 1156 and that the city existed as a stronghold and a marketplace. There are not any written reports about the exact date of its origin but it was probably about 946. A castle, partly brick, partly wooden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
