ARNOST OF PARDUBICE

Specialty Definition: Arnost of Pardubice

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Arnost of Pardubice (Czech: Arnošt z Pardubic, German: Ernst Parduebitz or Ernst von Pardubice) (1297 - 1364) was the first Archbishop of Prague. He was also an advisor and diplomat to Charles IV. He inherited the town of Pardubice in 1340.

He ordered the monks to contribute to the Charles University in the fourteenth century, hence enhancing the quality of the education in the institution.

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