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About Graf Adam II "der Ältere" von Sternberg

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Adam II, the Elder (Adam II starší) (* 1575; † April 10, 1623 in Točník (Totschnik), Bohemia captain of the New Town Prague, 1597-1599 Hofrichter, 1603 Highest county judge, from 1608 to 1618 Highest Treasurer of the Kingdom of Bohemia, 1619 Highest Burggraf Bohemia. In 1578 he married Eva Popelovna Lobkowicz 1605 Countess Marie Maximiliane von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, widow of Joachim Ulrich von Neuhaus. He received 1578 Sedlec. 1605 he was sent with his army to Hungary. Adam was a faithful Catholic, peace-loving and a good steward of its assets. 1593 he bought Jinín, 1596 Bechyně and Želeč, 1610 Libochowitz, 1613 Plánice (Planitz) in half and Budyně nad Ohří (Budin), Bohemia, 1615 gave him the Emperor Matthias Krupka Graupen), Bohemia, 1617 he acquired Lnáře (Schlüsselburg) and 1622 Horažďovice (Horaschdowitz), Bohemia. After riots in 1618, he left the nobility of Bohemia and lived in Germany.



Adam war treuer Katholik, friedlebend und ein guter Verwalter seines Vermögens. Nach den Adelaufstanden 1618 verließ er Böhmen und lebte in Deutchland.


https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_ze_%C5%A0ternberka

https://books.google.fi/books?id=P1RnXUf47ksC&pg=PA919&lpg=PA919&dq...

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Graf Adam II "der Ältere" von Sternberg's Timeline

1575
1575
Sedlec, Blatna, Czechoslovakia
1584
1584
1595
1595
Schloss Ellischau, South Bohemian Region, Czechia (Czech Republic)
1605
1605
1612
September 26, 1612
1613
1613
1623
April 10, 1623
Age 48
Točník (Totschnik), Bohemia, Czech Republic
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