Zbyněk Zajíc of Hasenburg is a Characters codex entry in Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
This real life character formed the basis for the game character of Sidney of Zaluzh, or possibly Archbishop Zbignev Hare of Hasenberg.
Zajíc Family of Zaluzh and Hasenburg
Vilem Zajíc of Valdek- Zbyněk Zajíc of Hasenburg
Codex entry[]
1376 - 1411
Sbinco (Zbyněk) Zajíc of Haseburg, the son of William Zajíc of Hasenburg, was Prague Archbishop between 1403 and 1411, a member of the court of Wenceslas IV, the Provost of Mělník and a military leader. Although he was a supporter of Jan Hus at the outset of the 15th century, from 1407 onwards he was in public opposition to him. On 16 July 1410, he even burnt Wycliffe’s writings and placed John Hus under an interdict. This met with protests not only from the citizens of Prague, but also from King Wenceslas IV himself, who demanded that the interdict be withdrawn. Sbinco rejected the demand and subsequently remained absent from the country for several years.
His lack of education earned him the popular moniker 'Bishop Alphabet
His body lies in St. Vitus' Cathedral in Prague.
Notes[]
- Although the codex seems to indicate that Zybněk Zajíc is the basis for Archbishop Zbignev, that would make him the father of Hanekin Hare, who was based on Zybněk's son Vilem Zajíc. However, both Zybněk and the Archbishop were alive as of the game's events in 1403, while Hanekin states that his father, Sidney of Zaluzh, has been dead for some time. Ergo, it is likely that a creative choice was made to not have the Archbishop be Hanekin's father, but simply another member of the noble house of Zaluzh and Hasenburg.