Jan of Jenštejn

Jan of Jenštejn
Bust (sculpture) of Jan of Jenštejn in the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague
Native name
Jan z Jenštejna
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Prague
In office19 March 1379 – 17 June 1400
PredecessorJan Očko of Vlašim
SuccessorOlbram ze Škvorce
Previous postBishop of Meißen (Meissen) (1375-1379)
Personal details
Born1348 (1348)
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire
Died17 June 1400(1400-06-17) (aged 51–52)
Rome, Papal States

Jan of Jenštejn (also John of Jenstein; Czech: Jan z Jenštejna; 1348 – 17 June 1400) was a Bohemian archbishop, composer and poet. From 1379 to 1396 he was the Archbishop of Prague. He studied in Bologna, Padua, Montpellier and Paris.


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