Litice Castle

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Castle Litice

The castle Litice Orlicí ( Lititz castle ) located in the municipality Záchlumí, seven kilometers west of Žamberk, in Okres Ústí nad Orlicí in the Czech Republic.

Geography

The Litice castle located in the Eagle foothills at the Wild Eagle. Neighboring towns are district Pekelec and Rybná nad Zdobnicí in the north, Záchlumí in the northeast, Žamberk the east, Česka Rybná the southeast, Sopotnice in the south, and Brná Potštejn with the same castle and Záměl the southwest, Doudleby in the west and Vamberk in the northwest.

History

The castle was built in the late 13th century during the colonization of the area by the Přemyslids. First mentioned it was in 1304, when King Wenceslaus II Litice with Botho von Stein Bothe ( Půta z Potštejna ) exchanged for other lands. The Bohemian king John of Luxembourg mortgaged the castle with Henry of Lipa. John's son Charles IV later acquired some of the assets pledged royal castles back, including Litice. Nevertheless Litice was pledged again later to the Lords of Lichtenburg.

1371 Litice passed into the possession of the Lords of Podiebrad and Kunstadt over, who came from the family of the Lords of Kunštát. 1389 acquired Boček II of Podiebrad other lands around the village and Litice Kunvald. He was succeeded in 1417 by his son Viktorin of Podiebrad. After his death in 1427, inherited the castle and lordship Litice his son, the future King of Bohemia George of Podiebrad. He had the castle 1450-1468 fasten with defensive walls.

After George's death in 1471 and the 1472 were made Litice inheritance fell to his eldest son Boček of Podiebrad which it before 1491 his brother Henry the Elder. left. This had Litice, which included also half Chotzen and Žamberk and Kunvald and some villages in the area, in 1495, sell to the highest steward of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Wilhelm II of Pernštejna to pay off the debts of his involvement in the wars against Matthias Corvinus. William of Pernštejna also received Pottenstein castle, to which he transferred his headquarters, making the castle Litice lost its importance. In 1507 he bequeathed his fortune to his sons John and Adalbert, who also received Litice. After Adalbert's death in 1534 his fortune went to his brother John Henry who inherited his eldest son Jaroslav. This had to because of debt the family heritage in 1556 on the pledge masters of the County of Glatz, Ernst Duke of Bavaria, sell the Litice to Václav Okrouhlický Kněnic sold the older one year later.

1562 acquired Nicholas of Bubna ( Mikuláš z Bubna az Litíč ) Litice and extended the lands around the festivals Doudleby and the other half of Žamberk. Since the family of Bubna resided in Senftenberg, the castle Litice lost its importance. Already in 1657 it was said to be partially forfeited. Some of the buildings were still used as a granary for wartime. Franz Adam of Bubna ( Adam František z Bubna az Litíč ) sold 1809 Litice to Weriand Alfred Windisch -Graetz, from which it acquired in 1815 John Parish. His nephew Oskar Parish prompted 1890-1896 renovations to the castle, which were continued in 1933-1935 by his son Charles Parish. He was expropriated in 1948 and emigrated to Canada. The castle passed into state ownership.