Tworkau (noble family)

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The Lords of Tworkau (also Tvorkovský von Tvorkov , Tworkau von Krawarn ; Czech Páni z Tvorkova , also Tvorkovští z Kravař ) were a branch of the Bohemian noble family Beneschau . Its members held high offices in the duchies of Troppau and Jägerndorf .

history

The progenitor of the Lords of Tworkau was Andreas von Beneschau and Tworkau ( Ondřej z Tvorkova ), who is documented for the years 1248–1264. He came from the Bohemian noble family of the Beneschauer ( Benešovci ). His father was Wok / Vok von Beneschau, which is documented for the years 1218-1250. In addition to Andreas / Ondřej, he had other sons who each founded their own family branches.

Andreas / Ondřej used his title "of Tworkau / z Tvorkova" after the north-east of Opava nearby village Tworkau that was in his possession from the 1258th He received this from the Bohemian King Ottokar II. Přemysl, presumably as a reward for his participation in 1253 in the defense of the Opava region against the incursions of the Hungarian king Béla IV. And his Polish and Galician allies. His son of the same name, Andreas / Ondřej, held the post of judge in the Moravian province of Opava ( judex provincialis ) in 1288 .

During the Hussite Wars , the Lords of Tworkau remained true to the Catholic faith. After Georg / Jiří von Krawarn and Straßnitz, the noble family of the Lords of Krawarn , died out in 1466, the Lords of Tworkau, who were related to them, took over the patronage of the Augustinian monastery in Fulnek . In addition, they filed claims for their possession and succession, which were rejected by the Troppauer district court in 1535. In the more recent literature, the term “von Tworkau and Krawarn” is no longer used.

With Karl / Karel, who died after 1781 without heirs, the family branch of the Lords of Tworkau went out.

Personalities (selection)

  • The progenitor was Andreas von Beneschau and Tworkau ( Ondřej z Tvorkova ).
    • His son of the same name Andreas von Tworkau is documented as provincial judge of the ( Judex provincialis ) for the year 1288 .
  • In 1380 Ernst / Arnošt von Tworkau acquired the rule of Moravian Ostrava from Duke Przemislaus I of Teschen .
  • Sons of a Milota:
    • Andreas / Ondřej, mentioned in 1367; fought alongside Margrave Prokop of Moravia for his supremacy in Moravia; In 1399 he was banned from church. For the year 1401 he is recorded as Unterhauptmann von Glatz , in 1405 he was present as a witness in Frankenstein , in 1407 he stayed with his brother Zbinko in Kosel ; with him and his brother Milota he was in Ratibor in 1407 . He inherited Ostrau Castle from his uncle Ernst / Arnošt, in 1409 he received the village of Peterswald in exchange from Duke Bolko of Teschen , and in 1411 he acquired Bartelsdorf . In Moravia he owned the Hluboký castle with Hrdibořice ( Herdborschitz ). In 1418 he bought Obřany Castle with Bistritz am Hostein from his brother Milota . Died around 1420, leaving sons
      • Ernst / Arnošt
      • Dobeš
      • Nikolaus / Mikuláš is documented for 1432 in the wake of Jan (VI.) Von Krawarn auf Titschein and Fulnek († 1433).
      • Andreas / Ondřej
      • Veith / Vítek
      • Zbyněk and
      • Johann / Jan von Tworkau sealed the Štramberk Castle in 1428 .
    • Zbinko / Zbyněk, mentioned in 1367, fought like his brother Andreas on the side of Margrave Prokop of Moravia for his supremacy in Moravia; he was also banned from church in 1399. In 1411 he took part in the Battle of Tannenberg with Jan von Krawarn auf Titschein and Fulnek ( Iohannis, Ienczykowicz, baronis de Moravie ) and other Moravian nobles .
    • Milota of Tworkau received after the death of Jobst of Moravia in 1411 by King Wenceslas IV. The castle Obřany .
  • Andreas / Ondřej von Tworkau held the office of governor in the Duchy of Opava from 1511 to 1514.
  • Georg / Jíři von Tworkau († 1518) on Radun held the post of Supreme Judge in the Duchy of Opava from 1503–1508. His son
    • Wenzel / Václav († 1545) commanded the cavalry of the Opava Duchy in 1533 in the fight against the Turks . From 1518 he owned Klein Hoschütz . 1526 brought his wife Katharina von Děhylov ( Dielhau ) Dobroslavice into the marriage.
  • Georg Bernhard / Jíři Bernart owned the Dobroslavice estate ; 1581–1588 he held the office of the highest chamberlain in the Duchy of Jägerndorf.
  • Ulrich / Oldřich auf Bielau was from 1526–1528 treasurer of the Duchy of Jägerndorf. His son
    • Nikolaus / Mikuláš (1540–1599) was the highest chamberlain of the Duchy of Opava. His son
      • Berthold / Pertold († around 1637) was the highest chamberlain and governor of Troppau. He stood on the side of the Catholic estates and also worked in Troppau as a courtier to the Olomouc bishops. He was married to Katharina von Würben and owned Sucholasetz, Radun and Hrabina, which he left to his brother in 1606. In 1595 he was accused of the murder of governor Andreas Bzenec of Markvartice (Ondřej Bzenec z Markvartovic) and therefore lost his property. In 1595 he was accused of the murder of governor Andreas Bzenec of Markvartice ( Ondřej Bzenec z Markvartovic ) and therefore lost his property.
  • Christoph / Kryštof von Tworkau († 1552), acquired Odersch in 1526 , where he had a fort built.
  • Georg / Jíři von Tworkau († 1590) on Radun, rebuilt the fort in Radun into a Renaissance castle in the 1st half of the 16th century.

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  1. ↑ Miroslav Plaček, Peter Futak: Páni for Kunštátu. Rod erbu vrchních pruhů na cestě k trůnu . Nakladatelství Lidové Noviny 2006, ISBN 80-7106-683-4 , p. 29