Hieronymus the Younger Hrobschitzky von Hrobschitz

Hieronymus the Younger Hrobschitzky von Hrobschitz (* before 1556; † 1603 in Manetin ; Czech Jeroným mladší Hrobčický z Hrobčic ) was a Bohemian nobleman who owned Manetin until the end of the 16th century.

The youngest son of Hieronymus the Elder Hrobschitzky von Hrobschitz and his wife Anna from Hungerkost (Anna z Hungerkoštu) inherited the villages of Bohemian Doubravice, Luková and Křečov near Kralovice in addition to the village of Manetin. As the first ruler of the family, he settled in Manetin and had the Manětín Castle built in the center of the town , as well as a brewery and a farm nearby.

In 1576 he bought the Březina Castle near Radnice and several villages in the area. In 1577 he acquired the communities Osojno, Hodoviz, Hvozd, Lipí, Radějov, Vladměřice, Štichovice and Pláně from Grizelda Schwamberg von Lobkowitz. In Osojno he dissolved the farm and the local brewery. Bad times came to the residents of the last-named places and they complained to Emperor Rudolf II in 1592. They stated that the new master increased the compulsory labor , expropriated the entire forest property and let the sons and daughters work on his farms without them to pay. The beer is also of poor quality and if it comes from manetin it is acidic and cannot be drunk. He is also a strict gentleman who fines every small offense. Jerome replied to the king that he had been in Koschtitz for years and that he was not responsible for the behavior of his administrator.

In 1589 Hieronymus Koschtitz exchanged for Hartenštejn with Buchau and added it to the Manětín rule. In 1594 Jaroslav Libstein pawned on Rabstein (Jaroslav Libštejnský na Rabštejně) the Hrobschitzern the villages Hrádek, Vysočany including Čoubový Mlýn and Novosedlo. From Ferdinand Renšpergar z Renšperka , who was in financial need, he bought the Krašov estate in 1596. The castle Krašov he was then in Renaissance style rebuild and transform it into a modern manor in a commercial center.

Hieronymus had five sons: Johann Wilhelm (Jan Vilém), Karl Vratislav (Karel Vratislav) († 1614), Ferdinand Burjan († 1614), Albrecht Zdislav († 1615) and Ludwig Bernhard (Ludvík Bernard), who was still alive when Hieronymus passed away.

Jerome is buried in the Church of St. John the Baptist in Manětín.