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Pernštejn was a well traveled man. He studied at universities in Prague, Vienna, later also in France and Italy. He served as an envoy to the
Habsburg kings and – during his stay in Spain – married a local noblewoman Maria Manriquez de Lara. They both moved back to Bohemia and Maria Manriquez brought with her a statue that later became famous as the
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Jan IV the Rich had three sons: Vojtěch II, Jaroslav and
Vratislav II. Vojtěch II expanded the family library and started the art collection of Pernštejn family. He and Jaroslav both died without heirs and so the whole dominion was once again in the hands of one person – Vratislav II. Vratislav II of
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Moravia. After his brother's premature death, he became the sole overlord of the Pernštejn dominion and gained the nickname "Jan the Rich". At that time the estimated size of the Pernštejn dominion was three times the size of the Rosenberg dominion. He too held the office of Land
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Rosenbergs, he also built systems of ponds and promoted fish farming on his domains. He was respected for his unusual religious tolerance and lived to a high age of 86 years. The family holdings were then split between his two sons.
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Vratislav of Pernštejn the male line of the family became extinct in 1631. The last member of the female line –
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Vratislav also died on a battlefield in 1631 during the
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