About Otto IV of Bergau
Lived 1399 – 1452 (aged 52–53). Otto IV of Bergau was a military leader.
Otto IV of Bergau (; 1399 – 1452), also known as Otto the Younger of Bergau, was a Bohemian nobleman and anti-Hussite leader.
Biography Otto was born in 1399 to Otto III of Bergau and Markéta of Žlunice. He inherited parts of his father's estate including Trosky Castle and Chlumec nad Cidlinou. In 1415, Otto raided the in Opatovice nad Labem. He is said to have hidden the treasure in Trosky Castle, supposedly in an underground cellar blocked by a huge boulder.
In 1424, Chlumec nad Cidlinou was captured by the Prague Hussites under the leadership of Sigismund Korybut and . It was then likely given to Hynek Boček of Poděbrady. Otto and his son, John, reclaimed Chlumec shortly thereafter.
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Who was Otto IV of Bergau?
Czech nobleman
When was Otto IV of Bergau born?
Otto IV of Bergau was born in 1399.
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Otto IV of Bergau died in 1452.
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Otto IV of Bergau was a military leader.
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