Boček IV of Poděbrady

Boček IV of Podiebrad (also Boczek IV of Kunštát and Podiebrad, Czech Boček Poděbrady; Boček IV Poděbrady; born July 15, 1442 † 1496 in Glatz ), was after his titulary of the last member of the Bohemian noble family Podiebrad, descended from the lords of Kunštát.

Life

Bočeks parents were the later Bohemian King George of Podiebrad and Gwendolyn von Sternberg. According to family tradition was Boček, whose birthplace is not known, his baptismal name after many of his ancestors from the root of the Lords of Kunštát. Although he was the firstborn, he was not provided because of a mental disability to succeed his father. Therefore, he was, in contrast to his three younger brothers Viktorin, Henry the Elder. and Henry the Younger, not included in the imperial princes, nor the Count of Glatz appointed. Since he also does not bore the title of Duke of Münsterberg, he was the last member of the noble family of Podiebrad after his titulary.

In the year of his election as King of Bohemia George of Podiebrad rendered the 1458 in his possession dominions Náchod Hummel and his sons Boček and Viktorin, where he reserved the right to appoint the captains. A year later the brothers Boček and Viktorin Náchod reappointed the existing privileges and granted more. During King George 1465 Boček and his brothers parts of the formerly transferred to the monastery Opatowitz the acquis communautaire, Boček was no longer taken into account when carried out in the same year transfer of possession of Münsterberg and the county of Glatz to his three brothers from his father.

After King George's unexpected death in 1471 his sons agreed on February 1, 1472 at Schloss Podiebrad a Erbteilungsplan. Boček received the castle Lititz, which also included the castle Rychmberk and festivals Častolovice and Černíkovice and the small town Tinischt and each half of the cities Senftenberg and Chotzen and the small town Kunwald. In addition, he was the Jičín and the rule Welisch, the assigned estate of the monastery Postoloprty as well as a number of smaller possessions. His brothers, who received more lands, pledging to annual compensation of 370 Prague groschen to Boček. Undivided remained Zuckmantel with its mines whose profits should be shared equally among the four brothers. Belonging until then each half brothers Boček and Viktorin dominions Náchod and Hummel was Henry the Elder.

The Erbteilungsvertrag of 1472 is the last surviving document, at the conclusion of Boček Podiebrad was independently and personally involved. In the later documents of his time he is mentioned regularly, but in a way that represents him or anyone else acting for them. Since his brother was Viktorin mostly in Hungarian captivity, presumably practiced Henry the Elder. guardianship over Boček. Probably acquired in 1491 Henry the Elder. by his brother Boček the large eastern Bohemian possessions that belonged to the dominion Litice. This he sold in his lifetime Bočeks to Wilhelm II of Pernštejna. It is believed that Henry the Elder. contractually committed to the acquisition of the rule Litice for lifelong care Bočeks. Anyway, died Boček, who was not married and no children left behind on September 28th, 1496 at Henry the Elder. Castle in Glatz. There he was buried in the church of the Franciscan monastery, the. Of his brother Henry the Elder had been donated. 1558 was his body, and eight other members of the family who had been buried there as well, reburied in the Glatzer parish church.