Markvart of Úlice

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Markvart of Úlice
Governor of Prague
Coat of arms Czernin von Chudenitz-Wappen.png
Native nameMarkvart z Úlic
Other namesMarkvart von Aulitz
Died27 December 1402
Suchdol, Kingdom of Bohemia
Noble family Uličkové z Úlic
FatherJan of Úlice

Markvart of Úlice (died 27 December 1402) was a Bohemian nobleman and a hetman of Sigismund of Luxembourg. He fought during Sigismund's campaign against King Wenceslaus IV in Kutná Hora.

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Biography

Markvart was born to a minor noble family who owned Úlice Castle  [ cs ] in the village of Úlice. His father was Jan of Úlice. Markvart was mentioned with his brother, Lvík, in 1377. Their family used the same coat of arms as the Czernin family. [1]

Markvart was the governor of Prague. [1] He led an army that besieged Kutná Hora at the behest of Sigismund in 1402. His soldiers razed and pillaged much of the area around the town. [2] Markvart staged the Siege of Suchdol  [ fr ] in December 1402. He sought to take the castle from the burgrave Petr Píšek and claim it as his own. [3] However, Markvart was slain in battle after being struck in the throat by an arrow on December 27. [4] [5]

A fictionalized Markvart is an antagonist in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance . [6] Referenced in-game as Sir Markvart von Aulitz, he is depicted leading an attack on Silver Skalitz which directly influences the events of the game. He also features in the 2025 sequel Kingdom Come: Deliverance II . [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Sedláček, August (1905). Hrady, zámky a tvrze království Českého Předchozí část. Vol. 13. Plzeňsko a Loketsko. Prague: F. Šimáček. p. 164. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Sedláček, August (1900). Hrady, zámky a tvrze Království českého. Vol. 12. Čáslavsko. František Šimáček. p. 140. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "O tvrzích, zvláště v okolí kutnohorském". Horník (in Czech). 6. Město Kutná Hora: 53. 9 April 1881. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Zap, Karel Vladislav. Česko-moavská kronika (in Czech). I.L. Kober. p. 552.
  5. ↑ Rieger, Frantisek Ladislav. Slovník naučný: S – Szyttler (in Czech). Kober. p. 1115. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Schmidt, Ondřej (14 March 2018). "Středověk v Kingdom Come. Co je skutečnost a co fikce?". Zprávy z Muni (in Czech). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Hafer, Leana (11 December 2024). "Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – Meet the Medieval Cast". IGN. Retrieved 7 February 2025.


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