Čeněk of Oybin explained

Čeněk of Oybin
Other Names:Čeněk of Pirkštein
Čeněk of Ojvína
Lord of Sloup v Čechách
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Spouse:Jitka of Honcovice
Issue:Jan Ješek Ptáček of Pirkštein
Native Name:Čeněk z Ojvína
Father:Chval of Lipá

Čeněk of Oybin was a Czech nobleman, landowner, and founder of the .

Biography

Čeněk was born to the prominent Ronov family, though the date of his birth remains unknown. He first appears in the record in 1290 at Oybin.[1] He was later mentioned in documents from the royal court of Prague in 1296 with his brother, Henry of Lipá.[2]

Čeněk built the castle at Sloup v Čechách, which was first mentioned in 1324. He used stones reminiscent of the ones used for building .[3] Sloup Castle, known as Perkenstein or Pirkštejn, became his main seat and was integrated into his family name.[4] [5]

Čeněk acquired other estates in Moravia by marrying Jitka of Honcovice.[5] The last time he was mentioned is in the will of his nephew, documented in 1346. Pertold bequeathed his uncle the farm and castle of Račice (part of modern day Račice-Pístovice) in Moravia.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sovadina . Miloslav . Bezděz – sborník Českolipska . 1997 . Vlastivědný spolek Českolipsko . Česká Lípa . 80-901955-2-0.
  2. Sovadina . Miloslav . Jindřich z Lipé. I. První muž království. Část 1. . Časopis Matice moravské . 2001. 120.
  3. Book: Smejkal . Ladislav . Máchův kraj - Českolipsko . 2008 . Regia . Praha . 978-80-86367-65-1 . 191 . 1. vyd.
  4. Book: Sedláček . August . Hrady, zámky a tvrze Království českého. Díl dvanáctý, Čáslavsko . 1997 . Argo . Praha . 80-7203-155-4 . 54 . Vyd. 3., v Argu 1.
  5. Book: Šandera . Martin . Hynce Ptáček z Pirkštejna : opomíjený vítěz husitské revoluce . 2011 . Vyšehrad . Praha . 978-80-7429-132-6 . 9–19 . Vyd. 1.