Politics & Power24 August 1290

Execution of Záviš of Falkenstein

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Záviš of Falkenstein (Czech: Záviš z Falkenštejna; c. 1250 – 24 August 1290), a member of the noble house of Vítkovci, was a Bohemian who became stepfather to Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, by marriage to the Dowager Queen Kunigunda of Halych. He was intertwined in political conflicts with both his stepson and, earlier, Kunigunda's first husband, Ottokar II.

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