Jan Ptáček of Pirkstein

Jan Ptáček of Pirkstein[lower-alpha 1] (c. 1388 – 1419) was a Bohemian noble and lord of Rataje nad Sázavou and Polná.

Jan Ptáček of Pirkstein
Lord of Rataje nad Sázavou
Lord of Polná
Coat of arms
SuccessorHynce Ptáček of Pirkstein
Bornc. 1388
Died1419
Noble familyPirkštejn family
Spouse(s)Jitka of Kunštát
FatherJan Ješek Ptáček of Pirkštein
MotherHedvika of Dauba

Biography

Jan was born to Jan Ješek Ptáček of Pirkštein likely in 1388, given that some sources declare that he came of age in 1406. He inherited the name "Ptáček", or "Birdie", from his father.[5]

Jan was a minor when his father died at the end of the 14th century. Consequently, Henry III of Lipá became his guardian.[6] Hanuš of Lipá, the son of Henry, became Jan's guardian and administered the holdings after Henry's death. It was not until 1412 that Hanuš was ordered to leave and Jan began to rule his possessions.[7]

Jan opposed the Hussites in the Hussite Wars. He is known to have fought in the Battle of Živohoště under the command of Peter of Sternberg in 1419. He is presumed to have died that same year, with his son Hynce Ptáček of Pirkstein succeeding him in 1420.[8]

Hans Capon, a character in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance, is based on Jan.[9]

Notes
  1. The family name may also be rendered as Pirkštejn, Pirkenstein,[1] Birkenstein, Pürkstein,[2] or Bürgstein.[3][4]

References
  1. "Hrad Pirkštejn – Pirkenštejn / hrady-zriceniny.cz". www.hrady-zriceniny.cz. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  2. "Autority - Katalogizační lístek - Historický ústav AV ČR projekt Řeholníci - katalog Clavius". reholnici.hiu.cas.cz. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  3. "Dějiny a současnost, Martin Šandera: Hynce Ptáček z Pirkenštejna". Dějiny a současnost. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  4. "Historie panství Sloup". Hrad Sloup. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  5. Heřman, Jan. "Toulky Podblanickem in Posázavím - Hynce Ptáček z Pirkštejna". Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. Vlastivěda moravská: mistopis Moravy (in Czech). Musejního spolku. 1903. p. 293. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. Zavadil, Antonín J. "Kutnohorsko slovem i obrasem - Práce veškerého učitelstva okresu" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. Kudláč, Antoník K. K. (2003). Marginalia historica sborník Katedry dějin a didaktiky dějepisu Pedagogické fakulty. Vol. 7. Paseka. p. 111.
  9. Warhorse Studios (February 13, 2018). Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Deep Silver. Scene: Codex. Following the death of Jindřich III of Pirkštejn (Henry III of Pirkstein) in 1402, Hanuš of Lipá (in KCD Hanush of Leipa) became the guardian of the former's son, Jan Ptáček (in KCD Hans Capon) and thus the acting governor of the surrounding province.
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