Castles III




		Southern Moravia in the 1500's


	Panorama view of the Estate at Resice c/o current owners, who are now rebuilding the Chateau - "the family Jankovsky once owned a Flour Mill, Fish Ponds and in 1680 a Brewery that produced 94 barrels of beer".


		Manor House at Krhov

In addition to Resice and Slatina, the family also had a Manor House at Krkov. Jindicha had 4 sons - Jan, Mikulas, Petr and Hynek who in 1522 were given the right to rule by King Ludvik.

Jan acquired Slavetice and Kyjovice, Mikulas ruled at Biskupice, Petr ruled at Plavec and Hynek ruled from the family's fortress at Slatina.

Hrad Lapikus & Plavec 1512 - 1568

Biskupice 1541 - 1569 .. the village and a drawing of the Castle Fortress that was once on the hill.

Slatina - village owned until 1752


	family owned a Fortress at Slatina in the 1400 &1500's - all that remains today is a marker in the local park.




	The history at Bitov refers to the family of the late 1500's as being " an ancient but poor noble family" but good marriages, skillful administration and support of the Catholic position led to renewed influence and wealth.


	On Oct. 24th in the year 1615 the family was ennobled. Hereditary titles, granted to the senior members of the family, were confirmed by Mathias, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, on Jan.14th 1616.

Fridrich, one of the sons of Hynek, secured the Bitov domain. Fridrich was a strong supporter of the Hapsburg rulers and was rewarded after the rebellion as Emperor-Counsel and given the domain of Jemnice. His son Hynek was also Emperor-Counsel and wrote a medical book in 1650. His library is now housed in a museum in Zagreb. Grandson Maximilian Arnost II of Bitov, who was educated in Wein, "became personal friend of Emperor Josef I ". At Bitov is housed the weapons collection of Count Maxmilian Arnost II. The male line at Bitov ended with his death in 1736.


Fridrich's brother Volf Zidmund who was Director of Moravian Lands from 1608-1613 owned Biskupice and new Chateaus at Slatina and Budec. Unlike brother Fridrich, Volf supported the Hungarian estates in alliance against the new Emperor. The family line ended in 1622 with death of Volf prior to him going to trial if part of the rebellion .. but the properties were confiscated by the Crown anyway.

Adam, one of the sons of Albrecht, married into a very prominent noble family, owned the land at Skalice and had three daughters.


	Weapons Collection at Castle Bitov

Brother Jiri owned the family Chateau at Resice and had two sons. Vilem I owned Slavetice and along with brother Jindrich attempted to claim the Bitov estates in 1636. Jindrich's wife Ludmila along with Vilem II made another attempt to inherit the Bitov Estates in 1653.

As a result of yet another dispute Vilem II lost land and his title in 1656 .. after which he changed his name to Jiri and purchase land near Budwies. The male line ended in 1707 but the name "Jankovsky" continues today. Granddaughter Worssila Jankovska married Matieg (Mathias) Stefle who then changed his name to Jankovsky. Descendents from this marriage settled in Colorado.

Jindrich was owner of Resice. After Jindrich's death Ludmila and her son Kral Vaclav lived a number of years at the Royal Court in Sweden. Kral Vaclav sold Resice but the family was given family residences at Bitov, Jemnice, Slatina and at Chateau Skalice. The family also had a residence at the Bishop's Court in Vyskov and owned a Chateau at Zdislavice in Eastern Moravia.

In 1752 the family line of Kral Vaclav was able to claim all the Bitov family estates but then lost the estates by Royal Degree of Empress Marie Theresa .. this ended a feud between relatives that began over 100 years earlier. The last piece of property from the Bitov estates was transfer in 1788 to Austrian relatives. Descendents of the last remaining Jankovsky family line moved to Bohemia and then settled in Illinois.


	Chateau at Budci


		Chateau at Zdislavice


	Castle at Bitov