Zavis of Falkenstein

Who was Zavis of Falkenstein?

Zavis of Falkenstein was Czech nobleman. After the Czech king Ottokar II of Bohemia was killed in battle in 1278, a Brandenburg regent was installed. In 1284, when the regent was expelled Zavis of Falkenstein took his place at the head of local nobles along with bishop Tobias Bechun of Prague. He became second husband of Ottokar II's widow, Kunigunda of Slavonia in Prague in 1285. Kunigunda died only a few months later and Záviš married again to the Hungarian princess Elisabeth. He was executed on behalf of the King, Rudolph I of Germany, on 24 August 1290.