Born in 1348 in Prague,[1] to Paul of Jenštejn, a Bohemian esquire who was chief notary for Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV.

He recovered, but this episode left deep scars on his character and he began to examine theological and philosophical problems at his castle Helfenburk u Úštěka.

The quarrel with the king removed him completely from political life, and he retired to his castle and abandoned the post of archbishop on 2 July 1396.

[3] While on his castle, he fell from a newly built tower and miraculously managed to grab hold of something before falling to the ground.

He died in Rome on 17 June 1400,[1] and all his possessions, including his castle, passed to the Archbishops of Prague.