About Jan Ješek Ptáček of Pirkštein
Lived 1338 – 1390 (aged 51–52). Jan Ješek Ptáček of Pirkštein was a politician.
Jan Ješek Ptáček of Pirkštejn was a Bohemian and Moravian noble and lord of Sloup v Čechách, Polná, and Rataje nad Sázavou.
Biography The son of Čeněk of Oybin, Jan Ješek inherited the castles at Sloup v Čechách and Polná. He later acquired the town of Rataje nad Sázavou and its two castles, renaming the lower castle Pirkštejn Castle. It was around this time where Jan Ješek started using the name Ptáček, or "Birdie", which was continually used in his lineage. Soon after, he returned to Polná and retired from political life.
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Moravian nobleman
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Jan Ješek Ptáček of Pirkštein was born in 1338.
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Jan Ješek Ptáček of Pirkštein died in 1390 in Moravia.
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Jan Ješek Ptáček of Pirkštein was a politician.
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