The kindred later called Ronovci begins with a Smil, named at the end of the twelfth century, whose estates in the early thirteenth century lie in the fertile country of the lower Ohře south of Litoměřice: Lovosice on the Elbe, Libochovice, Klapý and Vojnice.
A Smil is castellan of Kladsko in the early thirteenth century. His sons rise high under Ottokar and Wenceslaus I (chief huntsman, castellan of Bautzen, lords of the Zittau land), but in 1200 the family is a middling one and its holdings are attested only loosely (1200-1227).
Who he is
- Name
- Smil (probably the Smil Světlík of Tuháň named at the end of the twelfth century), died about 1216; sons Častolov (named from 1216) and Jindřich (from 1219)
- Title
- Lord of estates in the Litoměřice country
- Since
- Not pinned
- Born
- Not pinned
- Family
- Forebears of the Ronovci, who take the name later; Jindřich is castellan of Bautzen 1232-1237 and the brothers acquire the Zittau land after 1238 and Lichtenburk in 1248-1249.
- Confidence
- low
en.wikipedia (Ronovci): Smil Světlík of Tuháň at the end of the twelfth century; Smil and his sons owners of Lovosice, Klapý and Libochovice about 1200-1227; Smil holds Vojnice by Libochovice at the start of the thirteenth century. de.wikipedia (Grafschaft Glatz) names a Smil of Ronov castellan of Kladsko in the early thirteenth century.
Overlord
Ottokar I, king of Bohemia
What it holds
- Libochovice and Vojnice
- Lovosice on the Elbe
- Klapý
- Tuháň (site uncertain: by Dubá or by Slaný)
Allies and rivals
The king's men.
How things stand that morning
Probably held by Smil; the dating of the estates (1200-1227) does not pin them to January 1200.
Wealth
Farm land of the Ohře lowland; the Elbe at Lovosice.
Places of note
- Libochovice: Estate of Smil
- Lovosice: Estate of Smil
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: One modern summary (en.wikipedia) with loose dates.
On the map: Approximate.
Primary sources for Kingdom of Bohemia (Ottokar I)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Jarloch (Gerlach), abbot of Milevsko, Jarloch of Milevsko (about 1200 to 1220). The last Bohemian narrative before 1200, continuing Vincentius of Prague. Read online
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
- Regesta Imperii V: calendar of the acts of Philip, Otto IV and Frederick II, 1198 to 1272 (calendar of documents of 1198 to 1272, published 1881 to 1901). A dated calendar of every known act of King Philip and King Otto IV, with the acts of popes and princes that bear on the Empire. Read online
- The Registers of Pope Innocent III for 1199 to 1201, Innocent III and the papal chancery (22 February 1199 to 21 February 1201). The pope's outgoing letters for the year, in his chancery's own copy, touching nearly every realm in the atlas. Read online
- Charters and letters of the kingdom of Bohemia, volume 2, 1198 to 1230 (documents of 1198 to 1230, edited 1912). The critical edition of every Bohemian and Moravian charter and letter from Ottokar I's accession to 1230.
- Constitutions and public acts of the emperors and kings, volume 2, 1198 to 1272 (documents of 1198 to 1272, edited 1896). The public documents of the throne war in full text: the election notices of 1198, the princes' declaration of Speyer of 28 May 1199 to Innocent III, the pope's replies, Philip's and Otto's letters and promises, and the imperial acts of 1200 and 1201 including Otto's promises at Neuss in June 1201. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.