Jankovský of Vlašim

Jankovský z Vlašimi is an old Czech family and a member of the House of Vlašim. In the 13th century at Jankov in Bohemia, the family began to split into several branches.

History
Early history in Bohemia

First listed was Markvart z Vlašimi of the House of Vlašim. Other members from the House of Vlasim were Leva z Jankova of the Castle Chřenovice and Jan z Kamenice, the father of Cardinal Jan Očko z Vlašime. Markvart's sons were Maršík, Jaroš and Hynek.

Maršík and Jaroš were followers of John of Luxembourg and were knighted on the battlefield in 1325. Maršík died on the battlefield at Mailberk in Tirol, Austria in 1332. Hron z Vlašimi, son of Maršík, died with King John of Bohemia at the Battle of Crécy in 1346 fighting Edward, The Black Prince.

History after the year 1752

Antonín (1690–1752), brother of Jan Antonín Jankovský z Vlašimi (1695–1740), resided in the King's Tribunal was able to claim the Bítov estates for the families in 1752. But František died a few months after the Tribunal and the children of the two brothers became orphans. In 1755, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria awarded the Bítov estates to Austrian relatives, the family vonDaun.

Jan Václav Jankovský z Vlašimi (1729–1775), orphan son of Jan Antonín (1695–1740), was a military leader during the Seven Years' War. Jan Václav's wife was from the Prussian family von Mayenn and they had two sons Karl, and Jan Matious. The family again split into 2 branches.

In Moravia, Karl and his son Franz continued the family's tradition of military service. Colonel Franz Jankovsky von Mayenhorst (1807–1860) moved his family to Austria. His daughter Anna Jankovsky von Mayenhorst married Baron Wilhelm von Kralik jr in 1862.

In Bohemia, Jan Matious continued the family line. In 1789 the family was listed Soupis Královských Svobodníků (List of royal freemen). His daughter Barbara married Baron Franz von Raule in 1829. In the late 1800s, the remaining family moved from Bohemia with grandson John Jankovský (1845–1944), establishing a new family line in America.

Senior members of the family, Thomas Joseph and William Otto, made a return visit to Bohemia and Moravia in 2005 and 2007 and were honored during their visit to Bítov Castle.

Additional reference

 * Book: August Slavík: Dějiny města Vlašimě a jeho statku – 1889 (Digitalizováno)
 * History Village of Jankov and book: August Sedláček, castles and fortresses of the kingdom of Bohemia, Vol. 15
 * z Vlašimi and book: z Vlašimi, Ottova encyklopedie, 1908, retrieved 2008-06-02 (Czech)
 * Jankovských z Vlašimi and book: Cenek Habarta, Sedlčansko, Sedlecko and Votice IV
 * z Nemyčevsi and z Tuři and book: Jankovských z Nemyčevsi, Ottova encyklopedie, 1908
 * z Úsovský
 * Markéta z Vlašimi na Úsově
 * Znak Liechtensteinů – Jiří J. K. Nebeský, Univerzita v Opavě
 * Hynek and Maxmilian Arnošt Jankovský z Vlašimi
 * Karl Vaclav Jankovský z Vlašimi, History, pages 173–175
 * Anna Jankovský von Mayenhorst
 * Barbara Jankovska von Raule Book: Neues allgemeines deutsches Adels-Lexicon, 1867, page 362
 * Jankovský z Vlašimi, Hradu Bítova až do Ameriky – 2007
 * History Jankovský at Bitov 1612 to 2012
 * Coat of Arms of Moravia, August Sedláček, Pages 22–23

Genealogy records

 * Panstvo, Genealogie české šlechty, 2007-03-01, retrieved 2008-06-02 (Czech)
 * GeneaNet.org
 * Myheritage.com

Links to coat of arms

 * House of Vlašim:
 * Coat of Arms of Moravia, August Sedláček, Pages 22–23
 * Book: Monatsblatt des Heraldisch-Genealogischen Vereines "Adler", 1891, Volume 3 page 371 Franz Jankovsky von Mayenhorst