Legal and Property Ties between Prachatice and the Rosenbergs in the Post-Hussite Period

Abstract

This article deals with the topic of the problematic legal status of the town of Prachatice and its variable legal and property relation to the Lords of Rosenberg during the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century. It inquires into the ways the Rosenbergs repeatedly gained the pledge of the town of Prachatice, how they acted there as the holders and what their intentions were in connection with the legal status of the town.

The brief analysis of the charters, which Oldřich II and Petr IV of Rosenberg issued for the burghers of Prachatice, is integral to the article.

Keywords

• Prachatice
• Lords of Rosenberg
• Oldřich II of Rosenberg
• Peter IV of Rosenberg, Late Middle Ages
• church pledge
• liege town
• Provost of the Vyšehrad Chapter