Sovinec

Sovinec ( _de. Eulenberg) is a castle in the Czech republic in the region of Bruntál. The castle was founded before 1332 by the "Lords of Sovinec" ("Páni ze Sovince"). It was an important Hussite stronghold during the Hussite Wars. It was bought in 1543 by the Lords of Boskovice, who made it into a renaissance residence. The last two Czech holders of Sovinec were Vavřince Edera ze Štiavnice (held it 1578-1592)and his son-in-law Jan starší Kobylka z Kobylího. After the battle at Bílá Hora the castle came into the hands of the Teutonic Order. It was conquered by the invading Swedish general, Torstenson in 1643 and was a Swedish fortress until 1650. During World War II it housed units of the SS and burned down in 1945. It is being slowly rebuilt.

Holders

* Pavel I. ze Sovince 1318-1353
* Vok (I.) ze Sovince 1318-1356
* Anežka (Vok's wife) 1353-?
* Klára (Pavel's wife)
* Pavlík ze Sovince 1353-after 1398
* Warfare over the holding between Pavlík's sons: Aleš, Erhard, Proček, Pavel, Vok and Petr.
* 1409: Held jointly by Aleš ze Sovince, Erhard ze Sovince, Proček ze Sovince, Pavel, Vok and Petr (see below). Ješek ze Sovince receives Pňovice and founds the house of "Pňovští ze Sovince".
* Petr ze Sovince 1409-before 1437
* Albert ze Sovince before 1437-1446 with:
* Pavel II. ze Sovince 1409-after 1452
* Zikmund ze Sovince after-ca. 1455 with:
* Vok II. ze Sovince 1409-(only holder since ca. 1455)-before 1475
* Jaroslav ze Sovince before 1475-ca.1480
* Jan Heralt z Kunštátu ca. 1480-before 1490
* Jan Pňovský ze Sovince before 1490-1508
* Heralt Pňovský ze Sovince 1508-1510 with:
* Vok Pňovský ze Sovince 1508-ca. 1535
* Ješek Pňovský ze Sovince ca. 1535-1543
* Kryštof z Boskovic 1543-1550
* Jan Černohorský z Boskovic a Třebové 1550-1576
* Vavřinec Eder ze Štiavnice 1576-1590
* Anna Ederovna ze Štiavnice 1590-1607
* Jan starší Kobylka z Kobylího 1594-1623
* 1623: Sold to Archduke Charles and the Teutonic Order
* 1919: The Castle is transferred to Czechoslovakia
* 1924: Sovinec returned to the Order
* 1939: The belongings of the Order confiscated by Nazi Germany

Sources

* [http://www.hradsovinec.cz/casovaosa.htm]
* [http://akce.sovinec.cz/s15zakl_info.htm]