Francis Xavier I Krakowský of Kolowraty
1783–1855 (age 72)
Biography
Francis Xavier I Krakowský of Kolowraty (1783-1855) represented the storied Kolowrat family with a steady hand, overseeing estates while promoting agricultural advancement and local schooling, and welcoming engineers and educators to Budkov to encourage practical innovations while respecting the dignity of the peasantry.
His leadership balanced duty to crown and community, providing a model for noble stewardship that valued cultural works as well as economic resilience, and his name endures in Budkov where he rests among the land he tended so faithfully.