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Encyclopedia > Bohuslav z Lobkovic

The Lobkovics are an old Bohemian nobleman family. The first Lobkovics were mentioned as members of the gentry of north-eastern Bohemia. Mikulas Chudy ("the poor") z Lobkovic was an important politician of the 15th century. Bohuslav Hasištejnsk z Lobkovic was an essayist and poet. Zdenek Popel z Lobkovic was the head of the Catholic Party in early 17th century Bohemia. Jiri Kristian z Lobkovic was a Bohemian polititian and head of Parliament in the late 19th century.


Today, there are three main branches of family: the Roudnice Lobkovics, the Krimice Lobkovics and the Melnik Lobkovics.


Well-known Lobkovics of today are:

External links

  • the Roudnice Lobkovics (http://www.lobkowicz.org)
  • the Krimice Lobkovics (http://www.top.cz/lobkovlad/indexen.html)
  • the Melnik Lobkovics (http://www.lobkowicz-melnik.cz)
  • Michal z Lobkovic (http://www.psp.cz/sqw/detail.sqw?id=91&o=3)
  • Jaroslav z Lobkovic (http://www.psp.cz/sqw/detail.sqw?id=392&o=4)

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The most famous is the colourful, much read Bohemian chronicle of Václav Hájek z Libočan (1541), material from which was incorporated in the Latin chronicle Historiae regni Bohemiae (1552) of Jan Dubravius (Jan Skála z Doubravky, 1486-1553).
Another account of such a journey, with famous sea descriptions, was written in the 16th century by the observant and scientifically minded Oldřich Prefát z Vlkanova, and a further account was written at the end of that century by Kryštof Harant z Polžic.
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