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Lords of Valdek and their residences up to first half of 14th century
Gerleová, Jana ; Žemlička, Josef (advisor) ; Doležalová, Eva (referee)
Nowadays, study of Czech and Moravian nobility is very popular in Czech historiography. There are many studies, which are dealing with this phenomenon in the social, genealogical, economic and cultural context. From modern monographs of important noble families, we can name for example monographs of Hrabišici, Ronovci, Vítkovci etc. The Lords of Valdek, who have not been deeply studied yet, could be undoubtedly added to this line as well. Their domain occupies territory between the Valdek castle and the Žebrák castle. The main part of this work will be the structure of the history of this family and its members. The family residence, already mentioned Valdek Castle and Žebrák Castle, will also be the part of the research. Attention will be given also to the Lords's of Valdek pious foundation, to the monasteries called saint Benigna near Zaječov village. The main goal of this bachelor thesis will be to describe the role of the genus from Valdek on the royal court, which culminated in the 14th century. Key words: Middle Ages, Valdek, Žebrák, Hořovice-region, castle, residence, czech nobility, fundation, colonization
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