Pohřební kultura a rodová hrobka majorátní větve hraběcího rodu Chotků z Chotkova a Vojnína v Nových Dvorech u Kutné Hory v 19. a 20. století

The study deals with a hitherto little-explored topic of 19th-century funeral and sepulchral culture by using the example of the Bohemian comital house of Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín. Their family sepulchre had been developed in the St Martin’s church in Kozly since mid-17th century until early 19th century when it ceased to fit contemporary regulations and conditions, prompting the various branches of the house to have individual tombs built in diverse locations. This article focuses on one such location in Nové Dvory near Kutná Hora, built for the senior line of the Choteks, portraying the history of the site proper as well as the changes in noble funeral culture over time. The first part discusses the ideas around securing a new tomb site, analyzes the various designs and their modifications, up to the tomb’s actual construction and its current state. The second describes the consecutive funerals of the deceased family members including individual attitudes to interment in a family sepulchre. The last part compares the funeral habits of the Chotek counts and the Schwarzenberg princes at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries.