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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Jan Jiskra came from the ]n branch of the noble family ''Páni z Brandýsa'' (Lords of Brandýs), he was possibly a son of Alšík z Brandýsa.		Jan Jiskra came from the ]n branch of the noble family ''Páni z Brandýsa'' (Lords of Brandýs), he was possibly a son of Alšík z Brandýsa.

	Jiskra spent his youth in ] and partially also in ], where he - according to several sources - attended the battles of the ]. In the Czech lands he became familiar with the ] strategies. Following the ] Jiskra, together with other Hussite soldiers, joined the army of the Emperor ] and fought with Turkish troops in the region of ].		Jiskra spent his youth in ] and partially also in ], where he – according to several sources – attended the battles of the ]. In the Czech lands he became familiar with the ] strategies. Following the ] Jiskra, together with other Hussite soldiers, joined the army of the Emperor ] and fought with Turkish troops in the region of ].

	== References ==		==References==
	* ]: Jiskra z Brandýsa: Tvůrcové dějin 2, Prag 1934		* ]: Jiskra z Brandýsa: Tvůrcové dějin 2, Prag 1934
	* Jan Jiskra z Brandýsa a politický zápas Habsburků s Jagellovci o Uhry v letech ~~1440-42~~: Historické štúdie 3, Bratislava 1957		* Jan Jiskra z Brandýsa a politický zápas Habsburků s Jagellovci o Uhry v letech 1440–42: Historické štúdie 3, Bratislava 1957

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Jan Jiskra z Brandýsa (Template:Lang-de; Template:Lang-hu) (c. 1400 – c. 1469), in English sometimes referred as John Giskra, was a Czech strategist and mercenary soldier.

Early life

Jan Jiskra came from the Moravian branch of the noble family Páni z Brandýsa (Lords of Brandýs), he was possibly a son of Alšík z Brandýsa.

Jiskra spent his youth in Bohemia and partially also in Italy, where he – according to several sources – attended the battles of the Republic of Venice. In the Czech lands he became familiar with the Hussite war strategies. Following the Battle of Lipany Jiskra, together with other Hussite soldiers, joined the army of the Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg and fought with Turkish troops in the region of Belgrade.

References

Václav Chaloupecký: Jiskra z Brandýsa: Tvůrcové dějin 2, Prag 1934
Jan Jiskra z Brandýsa a politický zápas Habsburků s Jagellovci o Uhry v letech 1440–42: Historické štúdie 3, Bratislava 1957

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