Victor of Kunštát and Poděbrady

Viktorin of Podiebrad (also Viktorin Boček of Podiebrad, Viktorin Boček of Kunštát and Podiebrad; Czech VIKTORIN Poděbrady, also VIKTORIN Boček z Kunštátu a Poděbrad, * 1403, † January 1, 1427 in Pardubice ) was a Bohemian- Moravian nobleman and supporter of the Hussites and the father of the Bohemian King George of Podiebrad.

Life

Viktorin came from a noble family Podiebrad. His parents were Boček II of Podiebrad and Anna Elisabeth from Lipa ( Lipa Anna Eliska z ), a daughter of Henry of Lipa ( Lipa Jindřich z ). Sometimes he used in addition to Viktorin middle name Boček, which occurred frequently among his ancestors.

Was first documented Viktorin 1417 in connection with the legacy of his late father this year. Viktorin inherited the Bohemian dominions Náchod and Hummel and Litice, which became his headquarters and after he sometimes called himself Lord on Litice. Together with his older brother Boček III. of Podiebrad he inherited the Moravian estates of his father. The youngest brother Hynek received the Poděbrady headquarters with the associated rule. Jan, the eldest brother died, 1407-1409, during the lifetime of the father. Together with his brother Boček III. led Viktorin several legal battles to their Moravian possessions, including their distant relatives Gerald / Heralt Puska of Kunštát and Smil of Kunštát on Bludov.

Around 1420, bought Viktorin the rule Pardubice, which he was able to expand and round out his östböhmischen possessions considerably. After his brother Hynek 1426 fell during the battle of Nymburk, also reached its rule Podiebrad and the castle Kostomlaty that Hynek had in 1425 acquired unjustly, to Viktorin.

Like his brothers belonged Viktorin to the followers of the Hussite movement. 1420 he took part in the siege of Vyšehrad and joined the Orebiten to. Beginning of 1422 he approached to Jan Zizka, whose followers and friend he was. For this reason Litice 1421 was besieged by the armies of standing on the side of the Emperor Sigismund Prince and the catholic nobility. After Žižka death Viktorin was one of the leaders of the orphanage, but soon turned to the moderate to Prague residents.

His marriage to Anna von Wartenberg (Anna Vartenberk ) came from three daughters and son George, later King of Bohemia.

Viktorin died on January 1, 1427 at his castle Pardubice, which was soon claimed together with the same rule of Jan Hlaváč Ronov.