Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice


Jaroslav Hrabě Bořita z Martinic was a Czech nobleman and a representative of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor who, along with Vilém Slavata of Chlum, was a victim in the 1618 Defenestration of Prague. In 1621 he was created Bohemian Count and in 1622 he became Royal Statholder of Bohemia.

Personal life

He was married 4 times. First time he married Maria Eusebie von :File:Znak_Sternbergů.jpg|Sternberg, second time he married Countess Elize Maria Magdalena zu :File:Páni_z_Vrtby.jpg|Vrtby, third time to Katerina Ludmila Franziska Talatzkova z Gestieticz and fourth time to Alena Barbara :File:Erb_Pánů_z_Vřesovic.JPG|Kostomlatski z Vresovic. He had 10 children, all by his first marriage.
His eldest daughter was Countess Barbara Eusebia, second wife of Margrave Christian Wilhelm of Brandenburg.