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Mičan Family
The Mičan family was a Bohemian noble family from the Holy Roman Empire. History The family can be traced back to at least the early 15th century, when a Jindřich Mičan von Klinstein was active in northern Bohemia. Jindřich's possessions passed to his son Jan (Johann), who died in 1503. The estates were then inherited by and dived among Johan's sons. In the records of the time, the family was also listed as Míčan of Klinštejn and Roztoky (german: Mičan von Klinstein und Rostok, cs, Míčanové z Klinštejna a z Roztok). In the second half of the 15th century, the family owned small estates in northern Bohemia. Their representative was Jindřich from Sulislavice and Roztoky. His descendants acquired Vinařice, Toužetín and Žerotín. In 1571, Friedrich Mičan von Klinstein und Rostok, Baron of Klinstein and Rostock in Constantinople, was governor of Kornhaus Estate. He also acquired almost all the Žehrovice estate from the Kolowrat-Bezdružický lords, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. Historically, most human societies use family as the primary locus of attachment, nurturance, and socialization. Anthropologists classify most family organizations as matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), conjugal (a wife, her husband, and children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or extended (in addition to parents and children, may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins). The field of genealogy aims to trace family lineages through history. The family is also an important economic unit studied in family economics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
