>>516865912>>516866248Very little is known about the childhood of Racek Kobyla of Dvorec—almost nothing at all. Racek Kobyla was one of the favorites of King Wenceslaus IV. By 1403 at the latest, he became the holder of Stříbrná Skalice Castle, which was burned down that same year by the army of the Hungarian King Sigismund, most likely due to the silver mined in Skalice, as well as the fact that Racek Kobyla remained loyal to Wenceslaus IV. However, before the castle was taken, Racek and his men fled to the nearby town of Rataje nad Sázavou.
Between 1410 and 1416, he served as the burgrave of Vyšehrad. After an interdict was declared over Prague in 1411, he was appointed, alongside Voksa of Valdštejn, as one of the envoys tasked with confiscating the incomes of clergymen accused of burning the books of John Wycliffe. Later, Racek and Voksa were entrusted with inspecting Czech monasteries. In 1412, Racek founded Veselé Castle, which became his private residence.
In 1416, he was summoned to Kutná Hora alongside the nobleman Bořita of Ostředek to negotiate with the town councilors regarding tax payments. However, local priests incited the Kutná Hora miners against the nobles, and on February 2, 1416, the miners attacked them in the inn where they were staying. Bořita of Ostředek managed to escape, but Racek Kobyla and his twelve servants were killed, hacked to pieces, and their remains were scattered in the streets.
