Background
His parents were Boček II of Poděbrady and Anna Elisabeth of Lipa (Anna Eliska z Lipé), a daughter of Henry of Lipa (Jindřich Lipá).
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Hynek Podebrady
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He often used his middle name Boček in addition to Hynek, as this name had a rich tradition with his ancestors. The third-born son Boček III inherited together with the fourth-born Victor the Moravian estates, while Victor additionally received the Bohemian estates Náchod, Hummel and Litice Castle. However, a year later, he entered in their service.
In 1425 he arrested January Puška of Kunštát, the marshal of Nymburk at Mydlovar Castle and kept him prisoner at his own Poděbrady Castle.
The reason for the arrest was probably a long-standing land dispute between the Poděbrady and the Lisice branches of the Kunštát family. After January Puška died in his prison, Hynek appropriate his Mydlovar Castle and the associated Lordship of Kostomlat, and added it to his Poděbrady possessions.
In 1426, he participated in the Battle of Aussig. He was not married and left no descendants.
Membership
Hynek was a member of the House of Poděbrady.
