The study is concerned with the little-known family of the Cholov Korkas of Korkyně, apparently of Hungarian origin, whose members lived in Bohemia in the first half of the 17th century. While examining the issue of granting inhabitant rights, the study simultaneously demonstrates the problem of unclear social status, which had to be dealt with many times in this context. For instance, Linhart Korka Cholovský, who in 1614 asked to be accepted into Bohemia along with his knighthood, had to finally settle for being accepted as a burgess of the Old Town of Prague.