BoÄek II of PodÄ›brady

Boček II of Podiebrad (also Boček II of Kunštát and Podiebrad, Boczek / Botschek of Podiebrad, sometimes Boček the Elder of Podiebrad; starší Czech Boček II Poděbrady Boček II z Kunštátu a Poděbrad Boček Poděbrady; † 1417 ) to have been from 1377 to 1387 Highest treasurer or sub- treasurer of Bohemia. 1403-1408 he held the office of the Czech colonel country writer.

Life

It is not known when and where Boček II was born. His parents were Boček I of Podiebrad and Elisabeth of Lichtenburg ( Eliska z Lichtemburka ), a daughter of Heinrich von Lichtenburg on Žleb. Bočeks eponymous father was the founder of Poděbrady family branch of the lords of Kunštát. Boček II is referred to in some sources as Boček the Elder, this addition in connection with his son of the same Boček III. is needed, which is sometimes called in the sources also Boček the Younger.

Was first mentioned Boček II 1375 in the division of the inheritance of his father, who died in 1373. Since Boček II was the first-born, he inherited the greater part of his father's possessions, which were mainly in Eastern Bohemia. In 1376 he received from the King of Bohemia Charles IV the Lipnice as a fief. 1377 transferred Boček II and his wife Anna Elisabeth / Eliska Anna as a dowry the ground rule city. From 1377 to 1387 he is said to have held the office of Supreme treasurer or sub- treasurer. 1387 he acquired along with Puta Elder. of Častolowitz by the brothers Jan and Jaroslav Meziříčí of the rule Skuhrov and the castle Rychmberk.

During the reign of King Wenceslas II Boček was initially on the side, but later turned away from him. In 1394 he was one of the nobles who signed a joint declaration on the initiative of Margrave Jobst of Moravia, with which they opposed the king, who was eventually captured. This is probably why Boček II received by Margrave Jobst more possessions in Moravia. In 1402 he again supported the King Wenceslas, as he turned against the candidacy of Wenceslas 's brother Sigismund. This is probably why he obtained in 1403 the position of Colonel Country writer of Bohemia. He was also Chairman of the manorial court and a member of the royal council.

Thanks to a mutual Erbvereinbarung from the year 1385 between Boček II and his relatives Gerhard / Erhart of Kunštát Boček II was able to consolidate its position in Moravia to Gerhard's death in 1406. From the heritage Gerhards it fell to, among other things Kunstadt, Bouzov Moravskotřebova, Pyšolec, Boskowitz, Týnec and Billowitz. Some of these possessions, however, he sold soon.

Beginning of 1415 was Boček II signatory to a petition protesting the high Bohemian nobles against the capture of Jan Hus. After his death by fire Boček II signed in the same year the third one written by Bohemian nobility complaint letter.

In exchange for the South Bohemian dominion Bechyně Boček acquired in 1415 by Henry II of Lazan the reigns Náchod and Hummel in East Bohemia. Since the latter was still directly belonged to Bohemia, Boček II succeeded thus the geographical approach to the Glatzer country that should mean a great deal as a county and seat of power of the sons of George Podiebrad for his descendants. They and their descendants were raised to Count of Glatz and justified as Dukes of Münsterberg the Silesian branch of the family of Poděbrady.