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From the 14th century, the burgrave of Prague—the highest-ranking of all burgraves, seated at Prague Castle, gradually became the state's highest-ranking official, who also acted as the king's deputy; [2] the office became known as the high or supreme burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
Henry III of Rosenberg (German: Heinrich III. von Rosenberg; died 28 July 1412) [1] was a Bohemian nobleman who served as Supreme Burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia between 1396 and 1398, and between 1400 and 1403 in the Kingdom of Bohemia, an Imperial State in the Holy Roman Empire.
Racek was a supporter of Jan Hus.In 1416, Racek was sent to Kutná Hora to collect taxes for the king. The local preachers incited the miners against him and on 2 February 1416, Racek and 12 of his associates were murdered in an inn by a mob of miners fueled by anti-Hussite sentiment.
In 1526, the Kingdom of Bohemia became part of Habsburg Austria. King Ferdinand I established the Bohemian Court Chancellery ( Böhmische Hofkanzlei ) with the High Supreme Chancellor at its head. He was responsible for the administration of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown .
Burgrave, also rendered as burggrave [1] [2] (from German: Burggraf [ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːf] ⓘ, [1] Latin: burgravius, burggravius, burcgravius, burgicomes, also praefectus), was since the medieval period in Europe (mainly Germany) the official title for the ruler of a castle, especially a royal or episcopal castle, and its territory called a Burgraviate or Burgravate (German Burggrafschaft also ...
They became prominent members of the castle community, often appearing in documents alongside the burgrave and regimental burgomans. By the 16th century, like the burgrave, the master builders were required to reside permanently within the castle, serving as representatives of the burgrave and administrators of the burgraviate's finances. [38]
The House of Kolowrat is a Czech noble family [1] [2] that had a prominent role in the history and administration of their native Kingdom of Bohemia [2] as well as the Holy Roman Empire and later the Habsburg monarchy as high-ranking officials and supporters of the Czech National Revival.
Markvart of Úlice was a hetman of Sigismund of Luxembourg.He was the leader of an army from Prague that besieged Kutná Hora at the behest of Sigismund in 1402. His soldiers razed and pillaged much of the area around the town.