Kunzlin Ruthard Characters

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In this case, Kunzlin Ruthard is a fictional character inspired by two different persons of the same name.
The Ruthards descended from an old branch of minor Bohemian nobility who settled in Kuttenberg and gained substantial wealth there; this led to the family’s promotion to knighthood. In 1364, Kunzlin Ruthard bought the Maleshov fortress from the Sedletz Monastery and added “of Maleshov” to his family name. He died sometime around the year 1376. His descendant Wenceslas Ruthard then sold the fortress in 1407.
Another Kunzlin Ruthard had an altar built at the so-called Ruthard Chapel in the Tall Church in Kuttenberg.

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