The most famous White Lady

Perchta, daughter of Oldřich of Rožmberk and Kateřina of Vartenberk, wife of Jan of Liechtenstein and ancestral mother of the Rožmberk family (1429–1476), appeared here after death. She also haunted the family's other seats at Třeboň, Krumlov, Rožmberk and Bechyně. She wore white with a veil around her head and a bunch of keys at her waist, always carefully closing doors behind her. She announced approaching deaths and births to her family, and supposedly even a treasure's location. Her portrait survives in several châteaux. At Jindřichův Hradec, above the gate passage into the main courtyard, is a Virgin Mary chapel also called the White Lady's Chapel. While living here she established numerous charitable foundations and services, including the custom of distributing sweet porridge to the poor. Another legend tells of a Black Lady guarding a hidden treasure in a nearby chapel. A girl supposedly once received part of it from her.