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The Lands of the Bohemian Crown were the states in Central Europe during the medieval and early modern periods with feudal obligations to the Bohemian kings.The crown lands primarily consisted of the Kingdom of Bohemia, an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire according to the Golden Bull of 1356, the Margraviate of Moravia, the Duchies of Silesia, and the two Lusatias, known as the Margraviate ...
Emperor Frederick III, c. 1500 Bohemia was suffering from the consequences of the Hussite Revolution which had led more or less to a state of civil war. The moderate representatives of the new doctrine among the nobility gained the upper hand under the leadership of George of Poděbrady (1420–1471), a Bohemian nobleman who had been appointed ...
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After his elder brother Rudolf III had been enfeoffed with the crown of Bohemia following the extinction of the Bohemian royal Přemyslid dynasty in 1306, the way was clear for the younger son to take over the rulership of Austria and Styria.
May 29, 2018 · The crown of St. Wenceslas was elective, and power within the kingdom was divided between the royal court and the three Estates: the lords, the knights, and the burghers. Constitutionally, Bohemia's political status was solidified by Emperor Charles IV (ruled 1355 – 1378).
Aug 11, 2022 · The Bohemian Revolt then became an international conflict and tensions escalated in 1623 when Ferdinand II took the lands and titles from Frederick V, ignoring Protestant princes who were now convinced Ferdinand II would impose Catholicism on the region.
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He disputed the succession of Maria Theresa to the Habsburg lands while simultaneously making his own claim on Silesia. Accordingly, the War of Austrian Succession began on December 16, 1740, when Frederick invaded and quickly occupied the province.
The electors of Brandenburg spent the next two centuries attempting to gain lands to unite their separate territories and form one geographically contiguous domain. In the second half of the 17th century, Frederick William, the “Great Elector,” developed Brandenburg-Prussia into a major power.
