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].

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.

[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.