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Zdeslav Z Divišova
Zdeslav, son of Diviš, was the head of the in the mid-13th century., at 243–244. Zdeslav held some lands in the March of Moravia, where he founded the town of Český Šternberk and its castle. Although first mentioned in 1269, the castle seems to have been founded around 1240.. One of two castles founded by Zdeslav, it subsequently became the seat of the house. Zdeslav is the only known member of the family from the time of the Mongol incursion of 1241.. He is not recorded as participating the defence of Olomouc when it was besieged by the Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ... during the War of the Babenberg Succession in 1253, but he was at Olomouc shortly after the end of the siege in the entourage of Margrave Ottokar of Moravia on 5 August 1253. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March Of Moravia
The Margraviate of Moravia (; ) was one of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown within the Holy Roman Empire and then Austria-Hungary, existing from 1182 to 1918. It was officially administered by a margrave in cooperation with a Landtag, provincial diet. It was variously a ''de facto'' independent state, and also subject to the Duchy of Bohemia, Duchy, later the Kingdom of Bohemia. It comprised the historical region called Moravia, which lies within the present-day Czech Republic. Geography The Margraviate lay east of Bohemia proper, with an area about half that region's size. In the north, the Sudetes, Sudeten Mountains, which extend to the Moravian Gate, formed the border with the Polish Duchy of Silesia, incorporated as a Lands of the Bohemian Crown, Bohemian crown land upon the 1335 Treaty of Trentschin. In the east and southeast, the western Carpathian Mountains separated it from present-day Slovakia. In the south, the winding Thaya River marked the border with the Duchy of Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Český Šternberk
Český Šternberk () is a market town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. It is known for the Český Šternberk Castle, located on the cliffs above the market town. Geography Český Šternberk is located about east of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. Český Šternberk is situated at a bend of the Sázava River. The Blanice forms the southern municipal border and flows into the Sázava. History Český Šternberk Castle was founded around 1241 by Zdeslav of Divišov, later known as Zdeslav of Sternberg. The village was founded shortly after as a sub-castle settlement of the castle. The first written mention of the settlement is from 1242 and in 1654, it was first mentioned as a market town. Along with the castle, the settlement expanded to its present form and in 1901, it became linked by railway, which helped the developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Český Šternberk Castle
Český Šternberk Castle () is a castle of the mid-13th century, located on the west side of the river Sázava overlooking the eponymous market town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is an early Gothic castle which was constructed, named and still owned by members of the same family. Český Šternberk Castle is today a residence that bears a long historical and architectural heritage and represents an attractive tourist destination open to the public. It is considered one of the best preserved Gothic Bohemian castles. Name The name Šternberk derives from the German language and is the Czech spelling of the German composite word ''Sternberg'' (literally meaning "Starmountain": ''Stern'' meaning "star" and ''Berg'' meaning "mountain"). It originates from the founder of the castle, Zdeslav z Divišova's coat of arms, bearing an eight-pointed golden star. Eventually he changed his surname to Sternberg and the heraldic symbol was accompanied by the motto: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongol Incursions In The Holy Roman Empire
Mongol incursions in the Holy Roman Empire took place in the spring of 1241 and again in the winter of 1241–42. They were part of the first Mongol invasion of Europe. The Mongols did not advance far into the Holy Roman Empire and there was no major clash of arms on its territory. Rather, the army that had invaded Poland, after harassing eastern Germany, crossed the March of Moravia in April–May 1241 to rejoin the army that had invaded Hungary. During their transit, they laid waste the Moravian countryside but avoided strongholds. King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia was joined by some German princes, but he monitored the Mongols in Moravia without seeking battle. There were more significant skirmishes in the north of the Duchy of Austria a month later that left several hundred dead, but there was no cooperation between the Austrians and Hungarians. In response to the Mongol threat, the imperial church and the imperial princes held assemblies to organize a military response. Pope Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (river), Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical co-capital city of Moravia, before having been occupied by the Military of the Swedish Empire, Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, Holy Trinity Column was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its quintessential Baroque architecture, Baroque style and symbolic value. Administrative division Olomouc consists of 26 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Olomouc (13,446) *Bělidla (834) *Černovír (1,010) *Chomoutov (1,070) *Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Hungary (1000–1301)
The high medieval Kingdom of Hungary was a regional power in central Europe. It came into existence in Central Europe when Stephen I of Hungary, Stephen I, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, was crowned King of Hungary, king in 1000 or 1001. He reinforced central authority and forced his subjects to accept Christianity. Although all written sources emphasize only the role played by Germans, German and Italians, Italian knights and clerics in the process, a significant part of the Hungarian language, Hungarian vocabulary for agriculture, religion was taken from Slavic languages. Civil wars and pagan uprisings, along with attempts by the Holy Roman emperors to expand their authority over Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary, jeopardized the new monarchy. The monarchy stabilized during the reigns of Ladislaus I of Hungary, Ladislaus I (1077–1095) and Coloman I of Hungary, Coloman (1095–1116). These rulers occupied Croatia and Dalmatia with the support of a part of the local population. Bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of The Babenberg Succession
The War of the Babenberg Succession, sometimes called the Austrian Interregnum, was a succession of conflicts in medieval Austria that lasted from 1246 until 1282. The conflict began over the succession of Duke Frederick II of Austria, Frederick II of the House of Babenberg after his death in the battle of the Leitha River against King Béla IV of Hungary on 15 June 1246. Initially, the Bohemian Přemyslids defeated the Hungarian House of Árpád, but in further fighting were defeated in turn by the House of Habsburg. The interregnum ended when King Rudolf I of Germany granted the escheated duchies of Duchy of Austria, Austria and Duchy of Styria, Styria to his sons Albert I of Germany, Albert and Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, Rudolf, respectively, on 27 December 1282. Competing claims, 1246–1250 Following the death of Duke Frederick, the Emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II declared Austria and Styria vacant fiefs of the crown and assigned an imperial vicar to go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
