Boček from Jaroslavice and Zbraslav

Boček from Jaroslavice and Zbraslav (also Boček from Obřany and Pernegg ; Czech Boček z Jaroslavic a ze Zbraslavi ; † 1255 ) was a Moravian nobleman. From 1238 he held the office of Burgrave of Znojmo , from 1252 he dubbed Count von Pernegg . He achieved particular merits with the establishment of the Žďár monastery .

Life

Boček von Jaroslavice and Zbraslav came from the Moravian noble family of the Lords of Kunstadt . He was the eldest son of Olomouc burgrave Gerhard von Zbraslav ( Gerhard ze Zbraslavi ), whose ancestors are not known. Occasionally Boček and his father Gerhard also use the predicate “von Obřany”, which they never used themselves. Only Bočeks son Gerhard Zbraslav and Obřany († 1291), the east of Obřany the castle Obřany built, was called off in 1278 like that.

Boček was first mentioned in a document in 1232 as "filius Gerardi" in a deed of donation issued by Margrave Přemysl in Znojmo , which was attested by Boček. A year later he took part in the fight of King Wenceslas against the troops of the Austrian Duke Frederick II. This is probably why he was appointed Marshal in 1233 by the King and in 1234 or 1237 as Chamberlain of Moravia and in 1238 as Burgrave of Znojmo. As "Boscheco subcamerarius Brunensis et castellanus Znoymensis" he attested together with other Moravian nobles in 1238 to a royal document for the Oslavany monastery .

Around 1240 Boček married Euphemie, a daughter of Přibyslav von Křižanov , who was castellan at Veveří Castle in 1238 and who became burgrave of Brno a year later . In 1241 Boček took part in the defense against the Mongols who invaded Moravia from Silesia . In 1246 he moved to Austria with his brother Kuna and other noblemen under the leadership of the Carinthian duke Ulrich Ulrich to force the agreed marriage of Wenzel's son Vladislav to Gertrud von Babenberg . They suffered a heavy defeat at Staatz . Ulrich von Kärnten, Crha von Čeblovice and Boček and his brother Kuna were captured by Austria.

From 1251 Boček supported the policy of the Austrian duke and later King of Bohemia Ottokar II Přemysl . In the same year Boček's father-in-law Přibyslav died without male descendants. This gave Boček extensive lands in Moravia. Presumably at the request of his father-in-law, he founded the Žďár monastery in 1252 . On the corresponding certificate of confirmation by Ottokar II, he was referred to as “Count of Pernegg” and “Burgrave of Znaim” ( comes de Bernekke et burchravius ​​de Znoym ). Subsequently, Boček was one of the highest nobles in the Kingdom of Bohemia. In April 1254 he was present in Brno when the local Johanniter received a donation. J. he was in Prague with his brothers Smil and Kuna. In January 1255 they and other Bohemian and Moravian nobles, among them the Olomouc Bishop Bruno von Schauenburg , went with Ottokar II Přemysl to a crusade against the pagan Prussians in the Baltic States to support the Teutonic Knightly Order . During his stay, King Ottokar II is said to have founded the city of Königsberg .

After the return, only a few activities in Boček are documented. On December 17, 1255 he wrote his will in Znojmo. On the corresponding seal he describes himself with the predicate "von Zbraslav". The will was confirmed on January 1, 1256 in the presence of his brothers Smil and Kuna in Brno by King Ottokar II Přemysl. In it Boček assigned further lands to the Ž Klosterár monastery he founded, including half of the north Moravian village of Pilch . His descendants received, among others, Jaroslavice and Obřany.

Boček died at the end of December 1255 at the age of about 45. His body was buried in the Žďár monastery church. The first name "Boček", which is often used by the lords of Podebrady, goes back to him. His title as Count von Pernegg was probably limited to his lifetime. The County of Pernegg was then merged with the County of Hardegg . With Boček's grandson Smil von Obřany, Boček's family line died out in 1312.

family

Boček was married to Euphemie, a daughter of Přibyslav von Křižanov . Children came from marriage

1. Smil († 1267), was a daughter of Jan von Polná engaged
2. Gerhard von Zbraslav and Obřany († 1291), probably built Obřany Castle , after which he used the title "von Obřany" ( z Obřan ) from 1278 ; 1285 under chamberlain of Moravia; married to Jutta / Jitka von Feldsberg
3. Agnes / Anežka († 1296); married 1. with Hrut, 2. with Vítek / Veit von Schwabenitz on Ùpa

literature

• Miroslav Plaček, Peter Futák: Páni z Kunštátu. Rod erbu vrchních pruhů na cestě k trůnu (= Edice Šlechtické rody Čech, Moravy a Slezska. 5). Nakladatelství Lidové Noviny, Prague 2006, ISBN 80-7106-683-4 .

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