The Supreme Burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia, originally the Burgrave of Prague or the Burgrave of Prague Castle (Czech: Nejvyšší purkrabí; German: Oberstburggraf; Latin: supremus burgravius) was the most important land official of the Kingdom of Bohemia. They were the head of the Bohemian Diet and the , and commander of the .
The supreme burgrave was appointed directly by the king, was appointed for life and could only be deposed in exceptional circumstances. The traditional seat of the supreme burgrave was the in Prague.
History In the Crown of the Kingdom of Bohemia, the title of burgrave was given by the King of Bohemia to the chief officer, or the regal official whose command is equivalent to a viceroy's. 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; the office became known as the high or supreme burgrave of the Kingdom of Bohemia. After the reforms of Maria Theresa (reign 1740–1780) and her son Joseph II (reign 1780–1790), the title of supreme burgrave gradually lost its de facto power. The title of supreme burgrave was still granted, however, and its holder remained the first officer of the kingdom. It was abolished in 1848.
List Coat of armsNameTermAdditional informationStartEnd12491251/125312531264Charvát, Jaroslav. Přehled současný nejvyšších důstojníků a úředníků. Dílo Františka Palackého I. (чешск.). — Praha, 1941. — С. 321—417.Oldřich Zajíc of Valdek1265/12671269Zbislav12711272Mstidruh of Chlum12771279Hroznata of Úžiceafter 1281 ?Brother-in-law of Záviš of FalkensteinZdislav of Lemberk12831283Hroznata of Choustník12841286/1288 Zdeslav III of Šternberk128812891289128912911297Jindřich Berka of Dubá130313051305130913131314Beneš of Michalovice13151315Hynek Berka of Dubá1321134613461351Son of Hynek Berka of Dubá13511356Ješek of Vartemberk and Veselá13561362Grandson of Beneš of Veselí13641366?Son of Ješek of Vartemberk and VeseláJan I of Vartemberk13661378Great-grandson of Petr of Vartemberk13811386Great-grandson of Otto III of Bergau13881394Burchard Strnad of Janovice ?1396Henry III of Rosenberg13961398First term 13981398Henry III of Rosenberg14001403Second term Jan Krušina of LichtenburgSPĚVÁČEK, Jiří. Václav IV. (1361–1419): K předpokladům husitské revoluce. Praha: Nakladatelství Svoboda, 1986. 773 s. S. 256, 288 a 352.14031407Albrecht Lukowski of Šternberk1407Juřík, Pavel. Šternberkové: panský rod v Čechách a na Moravě (чешск.). — Praha: Euromedia Group, k. s. - Knižní klub (Universum), 2013. — 208 с. — ISBN 978-80-242-4065-7 ?1411141314141420Oldřich II of Rosenberg1431 ?Meinhard of Neuhaus14371448Zdeněk of Šternberk1448146714671468Mareš of Švamberk14851487Wolfgang I Krajíř of Kraik ?1499Jan Jenec of Janovice and Petršpurka ?1502Henry IV of Neuhaus15021507Zdeněk Lev of Rožmitál15071523First termJan of Vartemberk15231525First termZdeněk Lev of Rožmitál15251530Second termJan of Vartemberk15301542Second termVolf the Elder Krajíř of Krajek 1542155415541570William of Rosenberg157015921592159616081619First term1619162016201623Second term16271638Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice1638164916491650165116851685170317041710VONDRA, Roman. České země 1705-1792: věk absolutismu, osvícenství, paruk a třírohých klobouků. Praha: Libri, 2010. 384 s. ISBN 978-80-7277-448-7. S. 184.1712173417341747174817711771178217821787178717911791179217921794František Václav Kager of Štampach17941802Johann Rudolf, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin1802180818081810Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky18111826Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin18261843
See also Supreme Marshal of the Kingdom of Bohemia High Chancellor of Bohemia
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