Vojtěch I of Pernstein
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Vojtěch's tomb in St. Bartholomew's Church in Pardubice
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| Spouse(s) | Margaret of Kostka of Postupic Johanna of Wartenberg |
| Noble family | Pernstein |
| Father | William II of Pernstein |
| Mother | Johanna of Liblitz |
| Born |
4 April 1490 Moravský Krumlov Castle |
| Died | 17 March 1534 (aged 43) Prague |
| Buried | St. Bartholomew's Church in Pardubice |
Vojtěch I of Pernstein (also known as Adalbert I of Pernstein, Czech: Vojtěch z Pernštejna; 4 April 1490 at Moravský Krumlov Castle – 17 March 1534 in Prague) was a Bohemian nobleman. He was High Hofmeister of Bohemia from 1514 to 1523 and from 1526, he was governor of Bohemia. He was considered one of the richest magnates in Bohemia.
His parents were William II of Pernstein and Johanna of Liblitz (Czech: Johanka z Libic). Little is known about his childhood. In 1497, at the age of seven, he and his elder brother Jhn III were knighted at Pardubice Castle by Ling Vladislav II of Bohemia and Hungary, who was on his way from Prague to Hungary.
In 1507, he married Margaret of Kostka of Postupic. His brother John III married Margaret's sister Anna later that year. Vojtěch and Margaret initially resided at Lanškroun Castle.
His father held the office of High Hofmeister of Bohemia until 1514, when it was transferred to Vojtěch, with permission of the King. However, the Estates objected, pointing out that Vojtěch was only 24 years old and did not have any relevant experience. William, Vojtěch's father argued that he had received the office for life in 1490, so that the transfer only meant that Vojtěch would inherit the office when William died. William felt that Lanškroun Castle was unsuiteble for Hluboká, now that he held high office and therefore gave him Hluboká Castle, which he had purchased in 1490 from the Bohemian Chamber. Consequently, Vojtěch styled himself Vojtěch z Pernštejna a na Hluboké after 1515, or in German Adalbert von Perstein and Frauenberg.
When his father died in 1521, Vojtěch inherited his Bohemian possessions, while his brother John III inherited the Moravian possessions. Vojtěch moved to Pardubice Castle, which he rebuilt in Renaissance style, and began styling himself "Vojtěch of Pernštejn and Pardubice" (Vojtěch Pernštejn a na Pardubicích). In the same year, he inherited Chlumec nad Cidlinou from William Kostka of Postupic, the father of his first wife, even though he had since remarried. He also rebuilt the castle in Chlumec nad Cidlinou in Renaissance style.
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