Most takes its name from a bridge over the marshes of the Bílina country.
The town was probably founded in the 1220s by the Hrabišici with the help of the Zderaz canons; Kojata of Most left his whole estate to Zderaz in 1227 and the town passed to the king by 1229-1238. In 1200 it is at most a settlement on the road from Prague to Meissen.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not pinned: the Hrabišici (Kojata IV holds the Most estate in 1227) or the king
- Title
- Lord of Most
- Confidence
- medium
de.wikipedia (Most).
Lord in 1200
Not pinned: the Hrabišici (Kojata IV holds the Most estate in 1227) or the king
How things stand that morning
Not pinned: the Hrabišici (Kojata IV holds the Most estate in 1227) or the king
Charter
None in 1200; town in the 1220s.
Council
None in 1200.
Militia
None; the castle garrison.
Walls and castle
The castle on the Hněvín hill (date not pinned).
Trade and crafts
The road from Prague to Meissen over the Erzgebirge.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: de.wikipedia (Most).
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.