Vartenbergs - an important Czech noble family. He was one of the branches of the North Bohemian dynasty Markvatice. Boom reached Vartenbergs especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, when he held a number of important state functions and possess considerable property. The family died out in the mid-seventeenth century.

Vartenbergs received its name from the castle Wartenberg (also known as the Czech Guard), who erected either Markvart of March, or his son Bene�. He has since 1283 represented the highest royal waiter and was later awarded the prestigious institution Vartenberks as hereditary. Benes sons founded other family branches: Veselsk�, the Decin, Kumbursk� and Kostecki.

The most important and influential members of the family belonged Cenek of Veselsk� branches, which in the years 1414-1420 he served as the highest burgrave. Initially sided Calixtines and his protege himself belonged Jan Hus, against whose burning strongly protested. Later he moved to the side of the Catholic Church and in the battle of Ho�ic was defeated troops of John �i�ka. At the end of life is likely to be returned to receive both kinds. �en�k died in 1425. The last Vartneberkem was John George (� 1647), who joined the estates uprising and after the Battle of White Mountain him for Emperor confiscated all the property.