Kost castle (Czech Republic)

The castle was completed in 1349, it was built by Beneshei from Wartenberg and in that year he moved his residence from Sobotka to Kost Castle. The owners of the castle often changed. The Beneshei family ruled it until 1414, then the castle was given as a wedding gift to Mikulaš Zaijc from Gazmburk. In 1456 Jan Zaijc from Gazmburk, who took part in the rebellion against King Jiri from Podebral, became the owner of Kost Castle. After Jan's death, Zdenek Lev from Rožmital (died 1535) became the owner of the castle, who in 1497 sold Kost to the High Chancellor of the Czech Kingdom, Jan from Šelmberk, whose descendants owned the castle until 1524. The next owners of the castle were the Bibersteins (1524 – 1551). Jan Biberstein presented a Renaissance-style wing with a spacious kitchen at the castle. Since he had no children, the castle was inherited by his relative and her husband Krzysztof Popiel - Lobkowicz, who introduced a beer bravura and other fortified farm buildings to the castle. The Lobkovits ruled the castle until 1634, then for a while the castle was owned by General Albrecht Wallenstein, and after him it passed to the Černins from Chudenice (1634 - 1738). The castle under their control fell into disrepair, because it was only used as a grain store. In 1738 - 1769 the castle was ruled by the highest marshal of the kingdom, Vaclav Kazimir Netolicki from Eisenberk. His son had no descendants, so the castle was inherited by his wife's line and all its subsequent owners had to add a second surname to their name - Netolicki. In the 19th century the castle was inherited by the general - field marshal count Jevgeni Vratislav from Mitrovica (died 1867), who also added the necessary surname Netolicki to his surname. In 1879 Kost passed to his Italian relatives Dal Borgo, who inherited not only the surname, but also the title of count from their uncle. Dal Borgo Netolicki managed the castle until 1948, when the castle was confiscated from them by the communist authorities of Czechoslovakia. During the communist rule, the castle housed a Renaissance and Gothic art museum. In 1992 the Czech government returned Kost Castle and its lands to Giovanni Kinski Dal Borgo, the son of the last keeper of the castle, Anna Maria Dal Borgo-Netolicka and her husband Norbert Kinski, a Czech aristocrat, who lived in exile, in accordance with an act of restitution.

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