Otto III of Bergau

Otto III of Bergau
Otto III of Bergau
Highest Burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia
Coat of arms
Native name	Otto der Ältere von Bergow / Ota III. z Bergova
Died	1414
Noble family	Lords of Bergov
Issue	Otto IV of Bergau
Father	Albert of Bergau

Otto III of Bergau (German: Otto der Ältere von Bergow; died 1414), also known as Otto the Elder of Bergau, was a Bohemian nobleman, high-ranking provincial official, and political opponent of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia.[1]

Biography

Otto was the son of Albert of Bergov,[1] and he inherited the castles of Nový Žeberk and Bílina Castle.[2] He held the office of Highest Burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia from 1388 to 1393. He was a part of the League of Lords against Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, and was later appointed to the office of Highest Provincial Chamberlain of the Kingdom of Bohemia by Sigismund of Luxembourg.[1]

During his lifetime, Otto and his son, Otto IV of Bergau, acquired further estates including Trosky Castle, Hrubý Rohozec, Zbiroh, and parts of Jirkov and Turnov.[1]

References

"Ota III. starší z Bergova". Stredovek. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
Žemlička, Martin (2012). Hrady českého severozápadu : sborník k životnímu jubileu Tomáše Durdíka = Burgen in Nordwestböhmen : Festschrift für Prof. Tomáš Durdík zu seinem Lebensjubiläum (Vyd. 1 ed.). Most: Ústav Archeologické Památkové Péče Severozápadních Čech. p. 304-313. ISBN 978-80-86531-10-6.

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[stred-1] "Ota III. starší z Bergova". Stredovek. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[2] Žemlička, Martin (2012). Hrady českého severozápadu : sborník k životnímu jubileu Tomáše Durdíka = Burgen in Nordwestböhmen : Festschrift für Prof. Tomáš Durdík zu seinem Lebensjubiläum (Vyd. 1 ed.). Most: Ústav Archeologické Památkové Péče Severozápadních Čech. p. 304-313. ISBN 978-80-86531-10-6.