Czechs in History Perchta of Rozmberk - the White Lady of Bohemia
Welcome to another edition of Czechs in History. Today we take you back to the 15th century: we'll be looking at the life of one of most famous and tragic figures of Czech nobility Perchta of Rozmberk, the most powerful of Czech aristocratic families in their day, the owners of castles and estates in southern Bohemian towns from Cesky Krumlov and Rozmberk, to the towns of Jindrichuv Hradec and Telc in the Czech-Moravian highlands. Whose father was Oldrich II, a shrewd politician married her off against her will; she, who suffered an intolerable marriage to Jan of Lichtenstein. And who, according to legend, survived death to become the most famous of White Ladies - a ghost haunting her family estates. We'll be talking to well-known Czech author Eda Kriseova who worked on a book about Perchta of Rozmberk for almost thirty years. Her insights and Perchta's story - all ahead.
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