České Budějovice is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 96,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše.
Wenceslaus II Přemyslid was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1305), and King of Poland (1300–1305).
Bavorové ze Strakonic were a Bohemian noble family, rulers of Strakonice town and surrounding area.
Elizabeth of Pomerania was the fourth and last wife of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia.
The House of Rosenberg was a prominent Bohemian noble family that played an important role in Czech medieval history from the 13th century until 1611. Members of this family held posts at the Prague royal court, and were viewed as very powerful lords of the Kingdom of Bohemia. This branch of the Vítkovci clan was initially founded by Vítek III, the son of Witiko of Prčice.
John II of Rosenberg was a member of the House of Rosenberg. He was governor (Landeshauptmann) of Silesia, and High Chamberlain in Bohemia.
Jošt of Rožmberk was a Bohemian nobleman. He was Bishop of Wrocław and Grand Prior of the Order of St. John for Austria and Bohemia.
Henry V of Rosenberg was a Bohemian nobleman. He was regent of the House of Rosenberg from 1472 to 1475.
Prof. Mgr. Martin C. Putna, Dr., is a Czech literary historian, university teacher, publicist and essayist. He works at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague.
The history of the Czech lands in the High Middle Ages encompasses the period from the rule of Vladislav II to that of Henry of Bohemia (c.1265–1335). The High Middle Ages includes the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. It was preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which ended about 1500. The High Middle Ages produced a number of intellectual, spiritual and artistic works and saw the rise of ethnocentrism, which evolved into nationalism. The rediscovery of the works of Aristotle led Thomas Aquinas and other thinkers of the period to develop the instructional method of scholasticism. In architecture, many notable Gothic cathedrals were built or completed during this era.
Filip Fabricius, later of Rosenfeld and Hohenfall was a Bohemian Catholic officer best known for being thrown out of the Prague Castle window during the Third Defenestration of Prague with two Czech Catholic noblemen, Count Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice and Count Vilém Slavata of Chlum and Košumberk.
Vladislaus II was the margrave of Moravia from 1222 to his death. He was member of the Přemyslid dynasty, son of King Ottokar I of Bohemia and his second wife, Constance of Hungary.
Hussites of Žatec and Louny, officially Union of Žatec and Louny, were large military group of Hussites of Bohemia notable for defeating a large imperial army sent to pacify them by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor on request of the Papacy in October 1421. The Hussite councillors seized power in the towns through coups. These followed the radicalisation of the situation in the country after the Prague defenestration and the death of King Wenceslas IV in August 1419. The first organisation of a town union between Louny and Žatec also dates back to this time.
Diviš of Talmberk was a Bohemian noble and lord of Talmberk.
Prokop of Moravia, or Prokop of Luxembourg, a member of the House of Luxembourg, was Margrave of Moravia from 1375 until his death in 1405 and the provincial governor of the kingdom.
Oldřich I of Rosenberg was the fourth son of the Peter I of Rosenberg and his second wife, Kateřina of Vartemberk. Together with his mother and brothers, he founded a Minorite monastery in Český Krumlov.
Oldřich II of Rosenberg was an important Bohemian nobleman who, after the Battle of Lipany, became a recognized leader of the Catholic lords in Bohemia.
The League of Lords was an opposition group of feudal nobles dissatisfied with the rule of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. Lasting from 1394 to 1405, the goal of its members was to provide mutual support and gain co-government in the country.
Matthew the Leader was a bandit who was raiding caravans of the Rosenberg family in the early 15th century. He operated in the South Bohemian Region.
Peter III of Rosenberg was a Czech nobleman from the Rosenberg family.
