Rudolf II. von Habsburg
(1552 - 1612) | Emperor of Rome and Czech king |
In 1601 Peter Wok von
Rosenberg sold the Český Krumlov estates including the castle
to emperor Rudolf II. Český Krumlov was then under Habsburg control
till 1622. Rudolf´s son don Julius
d´Austria also stayed at the Český Krumlov castle, and brutally
murdered his lover there in a fit of madness in 1608. During
disagreements between the Habsburg brothers Rudolf II. and Mathias,
Český Krumlov was occupied by the army of Leopold, the bishop of
Passau, who in 1611 devastated the whole surroundings of the town.
Peter Wok paid off the Passov army to prevent further
devastation.
(mj)