Jan Hasištejnský z Lobkovic
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Jan Hasištejnský z Lobkovic () (1450–1517) was a Bohemian diplomat of the House of Lobkowicz. He undertook diplomatic missions to Luxembourg (in 1477) and Rome (in 1487) in the time of
Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary Vladislaus II, also known as Vladislav, Władysław or Wladislas ( hu, II. Ulászló; 1 March 1456 – 13 March 1516), was King of Bohemia from 1471 to 1516, and King of Hungary and Croatia from 1490 to 1516. As the eldest son of Casimir IV Ja ...
. The king sent him to negotiate a marriage with Mary of Burgundy, which was ultimately unsuccessful. He made a journey to Palestine in 1493 and wrote a travel book about it, titled ''Pilgrimage to the Holy Grave in Jerusalem'' (first published in 1505). He also edited ''Advice and Precept to the Son Jaroslav, What to Do and What to Beware''. He founded the Franciscan monastery in Kadaň. He died on or around 28 January 1517 and is buried in the monastery. He was the elder brother of the so-called "Czech Ulysses" Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasistejnsky z Lobkovic, Jan 1450 births 1517 deaths Lobkowicz family