Smil Flaška of Pardubice (c. 1350 - 13 August 1403) was a Czech nobleman, writer, and Supreme Provincial Scribe of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
Smil Flaška of Pardubice | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Provincial Scribe of the Kingdom of Bohemia | |
| Native name | Smil Flaška z Pardubic |
| Born | c. 1350 |
| Died | 13 August 1403 near Kutná Hora |
| Noble family | Lords of Pardubice |
Smil Flaška spent his youth in the house of his uncle Arnošt of Pardubice.[1] Before 1367, he obtained a bachelor's degree at the University of Prague.[2] In the years 1384 and 1385 he was in a dispute with King Wenceslas IV, who declared his right to Pardubice as an escheat. The provincial court upheld Wenceslas's claim. Smil Flaška since developed an anti-royal attitude.[3]
Smil Flaška inherited the Pardubice and Rychmburk estates in 1390. On 10 January 1395, he joined the League of Lords.[3] From 1396 he was the Supreme Provincial Scribe and from 1403 he served as the governor of the Čáslav region.[2] He died in a battle against royalist supporters in Kutná Hora.[4]
In popular culture edit
Smil Flaška was mentioned in the 2018 video game Kingdom Come: Deliverance. The game features the character Novice Siskin, a fictional son of Smil Flaška.[5] Smil Flaška's work New Council (Czech: Nová rada) can be read in game.
References edit
- ^ "Smil Flaška z Pardubic". www.parpedie.cz. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Smil Flaška z Pardubic". Počátky písemnictví v českých zemích.
- ^ a b Nejedlý, Martin (2003). Fortuny kolo vrtkavé : láska, moc a společnost ve středověku (1. vyd ed.). Praha: Aleš Skřivan ml. p. 389. ISBN 80-86493-08-3.
- ^ Hubený, Jaroslav (13 August 2013). "Básník a hejtman Smil Flaška z Pardubic zemřel před 610 lety". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Warhorse Studios (February 13, 2018). Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Deep Silver. Level/area: A Needle in a Haystack.
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