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Relations between the town Cheb and Bohemian nobility in the Late Middle Ages
Boukal, Jan ; Zilynská, Blanka (advisor) ; Klír, Tomáš (referee) ; Šimůnek, Robert (referee)
This Ph.D. thesis focuses on the relations between the town of Cheb and Bohemian nobility in the late Middle Ages (from the second half of the 14th century to the beginning of the 16th century) with special interest in the period of the Hussite wars and the reign of King George of Podebrady. The thesis looks at these relations on two levels - conflicts (wars and courts) and non-violent (commerce, mutual assistance, information sharing) and tries to characterise and compare these phenomena. The thesis includes the case studies focusing on the question of the possibility of mutual interaction between examined subjects. It also focuses on particular noble families characterised by their transition from Cheb to Bohemia or otherwise.
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Václav Rosa's writings as source for cognition of religious situation in the first half of the 16th century
Francová, Marie ; Zilynská, Blanka (advisor) ; Zdichynec, Jan (referee)
This thesis is based on Václav Rosa's writings, who was utraquist priest and lived on different parsonages between 1516 and 1560. Writings give information about his itinerary (places and period of his stay), circumstances each of utraquist parsonages with consideration to personal and property, permits pursue relationship between parish clergy and utraquist consistory and between parish clergy and local protectors. Moreover writings contain reflection of politics events, which happened in Prague and in nationwide level (1524, 1547). The analysis of major source was refilled of pursuing wider contexts with consideration to other sources, especially to Bartoš Písař's chronicle and to Sixt z Ottersdorfu's writings. The eleboration of thesis concentrated to capture inner circumstances in utraquist church, to Rosa's description as man and priest. This probe of individual life of one utraquist priest should serve as case study, which approximates life conditions of non-catholic clergy.
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Jewish Loans in Znojmo in the Middle Ages based on the Book of Reeve (1425-1426)
Holeček, Kajetán ; Zilynská, Blanka (advisor) ; Musílek, Martin (referee)
Jews were integral part of medieval urban society. For Christians, there was a widespread prohibition of lending money on interest, that's why were Jews focused on this part of urban economy. It is documented also in Znojmo, where are kept well preserved municipal books, containing records of Jewish credit from time span 1415- 1438. Based on these records we can analyse details of the loans: names of creditors and debtors, place of their origin, sums owed etc. Results of this analysis are noteworthy. As debtors, we can meet citizens and other residents of Znojmo and suburb, clergy, nobility, as well as artisans and peasantry. Based on the book from 1425-1426 I'll reconstruct the contacts between Jewish creditors and their debtors.
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John III. of Rosenberg, the grand prior of the Czech province of the Hospitallers and the regent of Rosemberger's house
Kotlárová, Simona ; Zilynská, Blanka (advisor) ; Čechura, Jaroslav (referee) ; Šimůnek, Robert (referee)
The work is concerning John III of Rosenberg, the significant figure of the Hospitallers, the Order that had operated in the first half of the 16th century. He was a representative of significant Czech clan. The clan had been influencing Czech politi cal affairs and the nobility's status in the country over 600 years. The oldest family member of the Vitkovci (Witikonids), Vitek (Witiko) of Prcice, was present at Royal Court and his descendants had performed diplomatic duties ordered by Czech kings many times. They had reached due to their merits some of the privileges provided by rulers and those had assured them the position on the top of Czech nobility ladder until the complete end of the clan. The Witikonids had also been gaining owing to their marriage strategy estates in Austria frontier areas and that helped them to beeome independent from Czech governors. Exactly this fact contributed to reach an exeeptional status among Czech noble community. They had also found themselves in the situation fighting for the peers' emancipation even against kings many times. The Witikonids were successful in skillful using the situation when the Czech country had not been controlled by any strong royal power as for instance in the times of Jan Lucembursky (John the Blind) and through getting loans they acquired major...
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Matthew of Cracow's Dialogue of frequent reception of the Eucharist and his role in the intellectual world of the prehussite reform movement
Lužný, Michael ; Zilynská, Blanka (advisor) ; Doležalová, Lucie (referee)
Matthew of Cracow was one of the most significant members of Prague University during its pre- hussite era. In addition to that, he is considered as one of the main representatives of the reform movement focused on correction of Christian life in the society of the second part of 14th and the beginning of 15th century. From his rich literary output, the work known as Dialogue of Reason and Consciousness of Frequent Communion deserves a special regard. It is one of many texts dealing with Eucharist theme that originated in Czech Lands in the second part of the 14th century. Among them, the Dialogue stands out because of its enormous popularity, reflected in high number of manuscripts. Despite that fact, modern historiography did not pay adequate attention to the Dialogue so far. The first part of this theses sums up results of previous research concerning Matthews life and work. The second part is focusing on the Dialogue itself. It analyzes the manuscript evidence of the Dialogue in the scholarly literature, outlines historical context of its formation and introduces the actual content of the Dialogue. In the last part of this theses comes a critical evaluation of the only existing edition of the Dialogue. Based on detailed analysis, it is shown that the original edition from 1974 suffers from...
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The Bohemian nobility at the court of Charles IV. between 1346 and 1355
Čašek, Lukáš ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Zilynská, Blanka (referee)
The submitted bachelor thesis attempts to present the personnel composition of the margravial and subsequently royal court of Charles of Luxembourg up to 1355 with focus on the ranks of the Czech nobility. It traces the formation and development of Charles' court in relation to contemporary events, Charles' experiences and ideas about the way of ruling, and the form of his proximate milieu with regard to administration of the land, diplomacy, and representation. The work retraces Charles' encounters with the court environment chronologically from his early youth spent in France, through the beginnings of the formation of his own court, up to his imperial coronation. Using period documents, it reconstructs Charles' milieu and presents the most frequently appearing Czech noblemen among Charles' courtiers. Key words: royal court, Charles IV., nobility, court appointment
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Fight between George of Podiebrad and Mathias Corvinus for the Crown of Bohemia
Vrchotický, David ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Zilynská, Blanka (referee)
This presented Bachelors thesis examines wars between George of Podiebrad and Mathias Corvinus. It aimes on the millitary tactics and mostly the czech one, in the context contemporary political situation and diplomatic negotiations. Main used seources were Staré letopisy české and german written Chronicles by Eschenloer and czech and german millitary orders. It forwards assessment of the situation of czech warfare in 2. half of the 15. century and analysis of the millitary operations. Key words 15.century, George of Podiebrad, Matthias Corvinus, crusades, second hussite war, Lands of the Bohemian Crown, Wagon fort, Hussite warfare, Frankenstein
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Lords Berka of Dubá and Lipá on the verge of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time
Rejzek, Jan ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Zilynská, Blanka (referee)
The aim of this work is to reconstruct the history of the lords Berka of Dubá and Lipá from the branch of Lipá in the fifteenth century, especially with emphasis on political careers of its individual members. After more than a half century of political passivity, we can see its representatives once more alongside the king and in hold of significant offices on the court of Ladislaus of Habsburg and George of Poděbrady. What was the cause of renewal of their power? Which part of this process depended on the activity of the lords Berka and how important for the rise of their power was their estate? Were they able to maintain the gained status also in the next generation during the rule of Vladislaus II. of Hungary? These are the main issues of this bachelor thesis. Key Words: Bohemian Nobility, Berka of Dubá, the Brach of Lipá, Late Middle Ages, Early Modern Time, Northern Bohemia, Court Career
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Lord Ulrich III of Neuhaus. The profile of a Czech Aristocrat from the Time of John of Luxembourg's
Miczanová, Veronika ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Zilynská, Blanka (referee)
This dissertation deals with the life story of the medieval nobleman Ulrich III. of Neuhaus. The goal of the dissertation is to portray his life and work and put them in a larger context of the period in which he lived, that is the first half of the fourteenth century. Despite the fact that Ulrich III. did not hold any important office but devoted his life to administering his large dominion instead, he is one of the most important persons of the Neuhaus family. He contributed significantly to the structural changes of Jindřichův Hradec, for example by issuing an order to complete the Saint John the Baptist Church and inviting the Order of Friars Minor Conventual to live there. A confirmed Catholic, he lead the first Crusade against the Waldensians, who settled on his dominion. He also had a chamber in the Jindřichův Hradec castle decorated with a wall painting based on the legend of Saint George, the patron saint of the Teutonic Order, an order that had settled in Jindřichův Hradec alongside the Knights Templar. Due to the fact that he belonged to the Neuhaus family, he acquired the Castle of Telč in Moravia. The Castle subsequently became a significant property of the Neuhaus family until the Neuhaus family became extinct in 1604. With regard to the politics, Ulrich III supported King John of...
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The King's Power Competence in the concept of Estates of Bohemia. Circumstances and creators of the Land Constitution of Wladislaw II. and the Registers of Archive of the Crown of Bohemia
Kulhánková, Veronika ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Zilynská, Blanka (referee)
After Jagiellonian dynasty ascended to the throne of Bohemia and especially at the time of permanent absence of the King in the land, the political ambitions of the estates of Bohemia, particularly the lords and knights, intensified. The estates strived, among other things, for codification of the land constitution which they succeeded in the beginning of the 16th century when the King issued the so-called Land Constitution of Vladislaus II. (Vladislavské zřízení zemské). At the same time, the estates also made an inventory of archives of the Crown deposited at Karlštejn castle, which is known as the Matouš of Chlumčany's Registry of Ten Coffers (Registrum desíti truhlic). These documents prove the power of bohemian nobility, who attempted to consolidate their position in judicial and administrational system of the country. At the same time they represented themselves as co-responsible political unit, alongside the King, which works for the good of the Kingdom and the whole Lands of the Bohemian Crown. My diploma thesis pursues the gradual growth of power of the bohemian nobility, who wanted to consolidate their position not only at the expense of royal cities, but also of the power of the King himself. The accent is mainly given to the most influential persons or aristocratic groups who...
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