 Most of the information about Lvovický's life comes from his memoirs.Cyprian Karásek was born in 1514 (some sources claim 1524) into the family of a long-time town councillor and later mayor of Hradec Králové named Jan Karásek (Lvovický after ennoblement).He received his elementary education in the Hradec Králové town school and then moved on to study abroad.