▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Wald stein ▁( W allen stein , ▁Val d š te j n ) ▁family ▁who ▁owned ▁He ř man ice ▁castle ▁and ▁seven ▁surrounding ▁villages . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Mark éta ▁S mi ř ická ▁of ▁S mi ř ice , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 3 ; ▁his ▁father , ▁Vil ém , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 5 . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁raised ▁him ▁b iling ually ▁– ▁the ▁father ▁spoke ▁German ▁while ▁his ▁mother ▁preferred ▁Czech ▁– ▁yet ▁W allen stein ▁in ▁his ▁child hood ▁had ▁a ▁better ▁command ▁of ▁Czech ▁than ▁of ▁German . ▁His ▁parents ' ▁religious ▁affili ations ▁were ▁Luther an ism ▁and ▁U tra qu ist ▁H uss it ism . ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁death s , ▁Al bre cht ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁uncle ▁Heinrich ▁( J ind ř ich ) ▁S lav ata ▁of ▁Ch l um ▁and ▁Ko š umber k , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Unity ▁of ▁the ▁Bre th ren ▁( B oh em ian ▁Bre th ren ), ▁and ▁adopted ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁religious ▁affili ation . ▁His ▁uncle ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁bre th ren ' s ▁school ▁at ▁Ko š umber k ▁Castle ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Boh emia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 7 , ▁Al bre cht ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Latin ▁school ▁at ▁Gold berg ▁( now ▁Z ł ot ory ja ) ▁in ▁S iles ia , ▁where ▁the ▁then -