Havel of Markvartice was a prominent Bohemian

Bohemian

A Bohemian is a resident of the former Kingdom of Bohemia, either in a narrow sense as the region of Bohemia proper or in a wider meaning as the whole country, now known as the Czech Republic. The word "Bohemian" was used to denote the Czech people as well as the Czech language before the word...

 nobleman, the Duke of Lemberk. He married Zdislava Berka

Zdislava Berka

Zdislava Berka was the wife of Havel of Markvartice, Duke of Lemberk is a Czech saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She was a particularly austere and generous woman who founded a convent.-Biography:...

 when she was 17 years old. Zdislava was canonized a saint in 1995.

History

The Markwartingers—also known as the Marquards—were a prominent Bohemian family who governed during the time of the Přemyslids. They included the following noble families: Lämberg (Lemberk), Michalowitz, Waldstein, Velesin, and Wartenberg

Wartenberg

- Buildings :* Wartenberg castles, situated on the Wartenberg hill in the municipality of Muttenz near Basel.- Places :* Wartenberg, Hesse in the district Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse, Germany* Wartenberg, a locality in the borough of Lichtenberg in Berlin, Germany...

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Havel founded the towns of Gabel (Deutsch Gabel) and Habelschwerdt, as well as a convent at Böhmisch Aicha. Havel, along with a relative named Jaroslav, was also instrumental in founding the town of Turnov

Turnov

Turnov is a town on the Jizera river in the northern Czech Republic. It has about 14,500 inhabitants and lies in the southern part of Liberec Region. It is a traditional center for gemstone polishing, glass craftmanship and arts....

in 1272.