Chval of Lipá

Chval of Lipá (also known as Chval of Zittau; born and died in the 13th century) was a Czech nobleman from the Ronovci family and the founder of the family of the Lords of Lipá [cs].

Chval of Lipá
Lord of Zittau, Oybin, and Ronov
Coat of arms
Native name	Chval z Lipé
Other names	Chval of Zittau
Noble family	Ronovci family Lipá family [cs]
Spouse	Jitka of Honcovice
Issue	Henry of Lipá (disputed) Čeněk of Oybin (disputed)
Father	Častolov of Zittau

Biography

He was the grandson of the first known ancestor of the Ronovci family, Smil of Tuháň [cs], as the youngest son of Častolov of Zittau [cs]. He appears sporadically in historical sources from 1253 to 1262, probably holding Zittau, Oybin and Ronov [cs]. Chval likely founded Lipý castle, around which the town Česká Lípa later arose. Chval's son Čeněk was the first to use the epithet of Lipá in 1277.^[1]

Chval is considered to be the father of Henry of Lipá and Čeněk of Oybin. However, some research suggests that there is a missing generation, and Chval is their grandfather instead. It has been proposed that Chval's son Čeněk of Lipá is not identical to Čeněk of Oybin, and perhaps the two brothers are the sons of the elder Čeněk.^[2][a]

Notes

1. Čeněk of Lipá is last mentioned in 1278, and according to M. Sovadina, he probably died in battle. Čeněk of Oybin first appears in sources in 1290 and Henry of Lipá in 1296.^[3]