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In 1621 this Renaissance house with preserved vaults belonged to the bishop's mint master Honz Loz, who had been involved in the Estates' uprising of 1618. The house was therefore confiscated and held by Cardinal Dietrichstein, later by Alina Bruntálská of Vrbno, lady of Kvasice. She married Count Jan of Rottal, the Moravian provincial governor, known in history as "the wicked Rottal".

After the Swedish invasion the burnt-out and derelict house was rebuilt and belonged to the lord of Kroměříž, Bishop Liechtenstein-Castelcorn. In 1886 it was bought by the reserve fund of the Kroměříž Town Savings Bank. In 1921 its exterior was renovated and a second floor added; the town savings bank was based here until 1952. Česká spořitelna acquired the house again in 1991.

The building is part of the Kroměříž Urban Heritage Reserve.

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