Tunklové z Brníčka a na Zábřehu

The Lords of Tunkl (also Tunkel / Tunckel, Dunkl / dark; Tunkl of Brünnles and chief city; Tunkl of city and Hohen Aschbrunn; Czech Tunklové z Brníčka a ze Zábřeha ) was a Silesian- Moravian nobility. From the 16th century they were also represented in Bohemia. George of Tunkl was raised with the children of his brother in 1480 in the Bohemian baron. Johann Tunkl of Brünnles and chief city, also Opálka belonged, became in 1548 the inclusion in the Bohemian nobility.

History

The Lords of Tunkl are first detected for the end of the 14th century in Silesia, where they were well off in the Duchy of Legnica. Hartel of Tunkel was in 1332 in possession of the festivals in the Duchy of Opava Štítina. An eponymous Hartel / Hertel by Tunkel / Dunckel is as steward of Legnica Duchess Ludmilla, daughter of the Bohemian King George of Podiebrad and widow of Duke Frederick I of Legnica, is for the year 1490.

In the first half of the 15th century, the Tunkl acquired large areas in northern Moravia. To in their possession dominions Brünnles / Brníčko and High City / Zábřeh, of which her ​​title " of Brünnles and High City " derives, were temporarily Blauda, Eisenberg an der March, Rowenz, Lesnitz, Schönbrunn, Jockel village, Raabe, Wyschehor, Schwillbogen Raber village, Dubicko, Hochstein, Bohemian March village of Flachau, Zborow, Bohutin, Neumühl, Drosenau, Bohuslawitz and other towns.

As known members of the Moravian branch of the family to the Hussites, it came in the second half of the 15th century to battle clashes with the neighboring Catholic lords of Zwole and Goldstein. During the Hungarian- Bohemian War Tunkl were on the side of King George of Podiebrad, making numerous places of domination High city and the castle Brníčko the Hungarian army of mercenaries Legio nigra ( Black composting ) were devastated. About 1490 built the Tunkl of High city along the Morava up the entire Müglitzer furrow ( Mohelnická Brázda ) comprehensive system of ponds and ditches, which existed until the 19th century.

The Czech branch of the family, which was probably founded by Heinrich / Jindřich Tunkl of Brünnles and chief city or its descendants, called " Tunkl of city and Hohen Aschbrunn ".

Personalities (selection)

• Franz Ernst ( František Arnost ) of Tunkl was raised in 1720 in a baron.