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Jankovský z Vlašimi

Jankovský z Vlašimi is an old Czech family and a member of the House of Vlašim. Beginning in the 13th Century at Jankov in Bohemia the family over time split into several branches.

History

First listed was Markvart z Vlašimi of the House of Vlašim. His brother was Leva z Jankova of Castle Chřenovice and brother or cousin was perhaps Jan z Kamenice, the father of Cardinal Jan Očko z Vlašime. Markvart's sons were Maršík, Jaroš and Hynek.

Maršík and Jaroš were followers of John of Luxembourg and were knighted on the battlefield in 1325. Maršík died on the battlefield at Mailberk in the Tyrol in 1332. Hron z Vlašimi, son of Maršík, died with King John of Bohemia at the famous Battle of Crécy in 1346 fighting Edward, The Black Prince.

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  Coat of Arms z Vlašimě of Jankov and Vlašim c1318
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  History of Maršík and Jaroš z Vlašimě, Knighted in 1325
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  History of Hron von Vlasim at Battle of Crécy in 1346

Hynek z Vlašimi (+1349) and his sons Hynek II (+1354) and Benes (+1363) ruled Jankov and Vlašim from 1318 until 1363. Vlašim was sold in 1363 to Michael z Vlašimě, Castellan of Castle Svojanov and brother of Jan Očko z Vlašimě. Benes sons were Ceč, Benes II and Hynek III Jankovský z Vlašimi. The family then split into 3 branches.

Ceč Jankovských z Vlašimi (+1392) established a new family line at Nemyčeves in northern Bohemia. Vaclav z Nemyčevsi in 1488 was Castellan of Prague Castle and later Marshall to the King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary. The family line z Nemyčevsi ended with the death of Václavův Sigmund z Nemyčevsi in 1513.

Benes II Jankovských z Vlašimi (+1404) ruled Jankov until 1385 and then established a new family line at Tuř in northern Bohemia. The family line z Tuři ended with death of Petr z Tuři in 1450.

Hynek III (+1365) and his son Matěj ruled at Horní Cerekev in 1360. Matěj Jankovští z Vlašimi (+1397) then ruled at Jankov. Jan Jankovský z Vlašimi, son of Matěj, moved to Moravia in 1390, was member of Land Court in 1405 and was given Castle Úsov in northern Moravia in 1416 for his services by Wenceslaus, King of the Romans. Jan Jankovský z Vlašimi (+1420) wife was Markéta and they had sons Václav, Karl and Jan II. The family then split into 2 branches.

Vaclav (+1463) and Karl (+1475), sons Jan Jankovský z Vlašimi ruled at Castle Úsov, established new family line z Úsovský and adopted the of old Coat of Arms of the iwo Red Vultures Heads of the House of Vlašim. In 1440 the family acquired the Royal Town of Litovel and in 1496 Castle Sobotín. Jiří z Úsovský in the years 1516-1520 was made Vice-Chamberlain of Moravian Margraviate by King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia. Jiří (†1520) only had daughters and the Úsov estates were given to grandson Kryštof z Boskovic. Granddaughters Anna and Katerina z Boskovic married brothers Karl and Maximilian of the Princely family of Liechtenstein.

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  Coat of Arms of family z Usovský 1480-1520
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  Coat of Arms of Prince Karel of Liechtenstein with z Usovský 1614

Jan II Jankovský z Vlašimi married into family z Kunštátu, sold estates at Jankov in 1418 and established family line Jankovský z Vlašimi at Jevišovice and Slatina in southern Moravia. In 1511 Jindřich Jankovský z Vlašimi of Castle Rešice, grandson of Jan II Jankovský z Vlašimi, was recognized by King Vladislaus II of Bohemia on September 14th,1511

In 1522 Jan, Petr, Mikuláš and Hynek of Slatina, Kyjovice, Plavec and Slavětice, who were the sons of Jindřich Jankovský z Vlašimi of Castle Rešice, were recognized by King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia on August 2nd, 1522.

In 1615 brothers Fridrich and Volf Zikmund Jankovský z Vlašimi of the Bítov branch and brothers Adam and Jiřík Jankovský z Vlašimi of the Rešice branch were ennobled with hereditary titles of Lord by Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, and received new Coat of Arms with the Black Eagle and the two Red Vulture Heads of the House of Vlašim on December 24th, 1615.

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  Recognition of Nobility by King Louis II of Bohemia 1522
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  Ennoblement Document from Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor 1615
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  Formal Coat of Arms of Jankovský z Vlašimi 1615

Fridrich Jankovský z Vlašimi was Moravian Hofrychtéř, Catholic and faithfully on the Imperial side and acquired the Royal Town of Jemnice in 1628. Volf Zikmund was one of the Moravian Directors, Calvinist and after the defeat of the uprising was sentenced to a loss of honor, all property and died 1622.

Hynek Jankovský z Vlašimi, son of Fridrich, became Imperial Counsel to Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor. Maxmilian Arnošt II Jankovský z Vlašimi was good friend of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor. The Bitov family line ended with the death of Maxmilian Arnošt II Jankovský z Vlašimi in 1736. Daughter Countess Marie Johanka von Vlasching married Jan Josef, Count of Kounice, and her sister Marie Anna married Heindrich von Daun.

The family at Rešice after Jiřik Jankovský z Vlašimi was followed by Jindřich who founded new line at Castle Rešice. Jindřich's wife was Ludmila z Lažan. Her son Karl Václav Jankovský z Vlašimi (1644-1684) lived for a time at the court of King Karl X Gustav of Sweden.

František Antonín (1690–1752), brother of Jan Antonín Jankovský z Vlašimi (1695-1740), in King's Tribunal was able to claim the Bitov estates for the families in 1752. But František died a few months after the Tribunal and the children of the two brothers became orphans. In 1755 Empress Maria Theresa of Austria awarded the Bitov estates to Austrian relatives the family von Daun.

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  Seal of Jiřik and Jindřich Jankovský of Rešice before 1615
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  Seal of Karl Václav Jankovský of Rešice 1677
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  Pedigree of Barons at Rešice with listing of orphans 1755

Jan Václav Jankovský z Vlašimi (1729-1775) orphan son of Jan Antonín (1695-1740), was a military leader during the Seven Years' War. Jan Václav's wife was from Prussian family von Mayenn and they had two sons Karl and Jan Matious. The family again split into 2 branches.

In Moravia Karl and his son Franz continued the family's tradition of military service. The family branch ended with the death of Colonel Franz Jankovsky von Mayenhorst in 1860. Daughter Anna Jankovsky von Mayenhorst married Baron Wilhelm von Kralik jr in 1862.

In Bohemia Jan Matious continued the family line. In 1789 the family was listed Soupis Královských Svobodníků (List of royal freemen). Daughter Barbara married Baron Franz von Raule in 1829. In the 1800's the remaining family moved from Bohemia with grandson John Jankovský (1845-1944) establishing a new family line in America.

Senior members of the family, Thomas Joseph and William Otto, made a return visit to Bohemia and Moravia in 2005 and 2007 and were honored during their visit at Castle Bitov.

Coat of Arms:

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  Jankovští z Vlašime before the year 1615
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  Jankovský z Vlašimi after the year 1615

Genealogy Records:

Panstvo, Genealogie české šlechty Panstvo, Genealogie české šlechty, 2007-03-01, retrieved 2008-06-02 (Czech) http://patricus.info/Panstvo.htm

GeneaNet.org http://gw.geneanet.org/jksir?lang=en&pz=vlasta+helene&nz=ksir&ocz=0&m=N&v=jankovsky+z+vlasimi&t=N

Myheritage.com https://www.myheritage.com/research?action=query&formId=1&formMode=0&qname=Name+fnmo.2+fnmsvos.1+fnmsmi.1+ln.Z%2F3Vla%C5%A1imi+lnmo.3+lnmsdm.1+lnmsmf3.1+lnmsrs.1&p=1

Books:

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  History 1300 to 1593 - Zrcadlo slavného Markrabí Moravského - by Bartosz Paprocki - 1593
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  History 1300 to 2008 - Tajemstvi Jankovskych z Vlasimi a na Bitove - by Sixtus Bolom - 2008

Additional Reference:

History Village of Vlašim https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vla%C5%A1im and book: František Augustin Slavík, Dějiny města Vlašimě, 1994

History Village of Jankov http://obecjankov.cz/historie/obec-jankov and book: August Sedláček, castles and fortresses of the kingdom of Bohemia, Vol. 15

z Vlašimi http://encyklopedie.seznam.cz/?q=z+Vlasimi and book: z Vlašimi, Ottova encyklopedie, 1908, retrieved 2008-06-02 (Czech)

Jankovských z Vlašimi http://encyklopedie.seznam.cz/?q=Jankovsk%C3%BDch+z+Vla%C5%A1imi&from=11 and book: Cenek Habarta, Sedlčansko, Sedlecko and Votice IV

z Nemyčevsi and z Tuři http://encyklopedie.seznam.cz/?q=z+Nemy%C4%8Devsi and book: Jankovských z Nemyčevsi, Ottova encyklopedie, 1908

z Úsovský https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Asov_(z%C3%A1mek) Znak Liechtensteinů - Jiří J. K. Nebeský, Univerzita v Opavě

Jan Očko z Vlašime https://cs.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_O%C4%8Dko_z_Vla%C5%A1imi

Markéta z Vlašimi na Úsově https://www.muni.cz/research/publications/1088637

Hynek and Maxmilian Arnošt Jankovský z Vlašimi http://bitov.czweb.org/1_2/12.html

Karl Vaclav Jankovský z Vlašimi, History, pages 173-175 http://krolewskie-sny.pl/krolewskierodyszwecji6.pdf

Franz Jankovský von Mayenhorst https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q=Franz+Jankovsky+von+Mayenhorst

Anna Jankovský von Mayenhorst http://staralenora.euweb.cz/wkralikjun.htm

Barbara Jankovský von Raule https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#hl=en&q=Barbara+von+Raule+

Jankovský z Vlašimi, Hradu Bítova až do Ameriky - 2007 http://dejinyasoucasnost.cz/archiv/2007/8/z-hradu-bitova-az-do-ameriky-/

History Jankovský at Bitov 1612 to 2012 http://www.znoj-tyden.cz/_old/index.php?a=6136

Jankovských z Vlašimi, z Nemyčevsi and z Tuři Coat of Arms of Moravia, August Sedláček, Pages 22-23 http://www.historie.hranet.cz/heraldika/pdf/cmh2-021-040.pdf