Jaroslav von Pernstein

Jaroslav von Pernstein (also Jaroslaw von Pernstein ; in Czech Jaroslav z Pernštejna ; born November 14, 1528 in Mährisch Kromau ; † July 27, 1560 in Italy ) was treasurer of the governor of Bohemia , Archduke Ferdinand II and from 1556 chief stable master of King Ferdinand I. .

Life

Jaroslav was the eldest son of the Moravian governor and count of Glatz , Johann von Pernstein , from his second marriage to Hedwig von Schellenberg ( Hedvika z Šelmberka ). In 1552 he married Elisabeth Thurzo von Bethlenfalvy († 1573), a daughter of his stepmother Magdalena von Ormozd from her marriage to the Hungarian magnate Alexius Thurzo .

Little is known about Jaroslav's childhood. He was given to the Viennese court by his father and probably stayed in Italy with Archduke Ferdinand II for some time before 1547. When his father died in 1548, he was barely twenty years old. Although their father was in debt for a long time, Jaroslav and his brothers were among the richest magnates in Bohemia with the inherited property. They were able to repay the debts they had left by selling the County of Glatz , whose pledge was raised by the Bohemian sovereign in 1549.

Neither Jaroslav nor his younger brothers Vratislav and Adalbert / Vojtěch had the necessary experience and knowledge to manage their inherited lands economically. Therefore, they entrusted this task to the knight Peter Hamza von Zábědovice, who also ruled their country. The property remained undivided until 1552. After Adalbert / Vojtěch demanded the surrender of his inheritance that year, he received about a third of the Moravian possessions with the Proßnitz center . The other lands continued to be administered as a whole and were not divided up until 1555. Jaroslav received the Bohemian possessions with the dominions of Pardubitz and Pottenstein and Jaroslav received the remaining two thirds in Moravia with the center of Seelowitz .

After the death of his father, Jaroslav, who was under the protection of Emperor Ferdinand I , decided to continue serving in court. Like his brother Vratislav, he converted to the Catholic faith and initially became the personal chamberlain of Archduke Ferdinand , who resided in Prague Castle after his father Ferdinand I had given him governor of Bohemia in 1547. Jaroslav stayed frequently at the Viennese court. Due to the frequent trips abroad that he undertook as a companion of his sovereigns, including 1550/51 to the Augsburg Reichstag , he alienated himself from his Bohemian environment. In 1556 he was appointed head stable master.

Although Peter Hamza von Zábědovice, who was entrusted with the reign of Jaroslav's possessions, had a good knowledge of asset management, he did not succeed in curbing the constantly growing expenses, which were mainly due to Jaroslav's lifestyle. Jaroslav had built a palace in Prague as early as 1550, which later came to the Lobkowitz family through his niece Polyxena and is still known today as the Lobkowitz Palace . In order to satisfy the claims of the creditors, Jaroslav or his asset manager Hamsa had to sell lands over and over again. Also because of over-indebtedness, the great Pottenstein rule had to be sold to Ernst von Bayern , the then pledgee of the County of Glatz, in 1556 . In 1560 Pardubice was also lost, which gained importance among the Pernsteiners due to their wealth. In order to preserve Jaroslav's reputation, it was acquired by the Bohemian Chamber , with the sovereign undertaking to pay the existing debts. In order to escape from his creditors, Jaroslav had fled to Italy before, where he died in 1560.

literature

• Petr Vorel: Páni z Pernštejna. Vzestup a pád rodu zubří hlavy v dějinách Čech a Moravy . Praha 1999, ISBN 80-86182-24-X .

Web links

• genealogy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chamberlain of the Archduke
2. ↑ Colonel stable master