24 August 1290

Politics & Power

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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The execution of Záviš of Falkenstein before Hluboká — Petr Maixner, Česko-moravská kronika (1868)Petr MaixnerPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Záviš of FalkensteinAnonymous Unknown authorPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Záviš and the dowager queen Kunigunda — Adolf LiebscherAdolf LiebscherPublic domainWikimedia Commons
The memorial to Záviš of Falkenstein at Hluboká nad VltavouCzevaCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons

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