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George of Kunštát and Poděbrady (23 April 1420 – 22 March 1471), also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad (Czech: Jiří z Poděbrad; German: Georg von Podiebrad), was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and tolerant toward the Catholic faith.
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Poděbrady ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈpoɟɛbradɪ]; German: Podiebrad) is a spa town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Elbe. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . Administrative parts.
George of Kunštát and Poděbrady (23 April 1420 – 22 March 1471), also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad ( Czech: Jiří z Poděbrad; German: Georg von Podiebrad ), was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and tolerant toward the Catholic faith.
King George of Podebrady (Jiří z Poděbrad), a contemporary of Jan Zizka and the only Hussite king to sit on the Czech throne, gets his name from this city (He also gave his name to a Prague metro stop - Jiriho z Podebrad - and is an important nationalist figure in Czech history, as someone who stood up against the status quo for his people ...
Sep 21, 2022 · George of Poděbrady, the king of Bohemia in the 15th Century, came up with a crazy idea. He dreamed of creating an organization to include all European nations. They would hold important meetings on an international level and vote on topics in a parliament-like manner.
Poděbrady ( German: Podiebrad) is a town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. About 15,000 people live there. Poděbrady is a famous spa town. It is on the river Elbe. In 1472, Poděbrady got the town privileges from King George of Poděbrady .
Apr 19, 2024 · George (born April 23, 1420, Poděbrady, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic]—died March 22, 1471, Prague) was the king of Bohemia from 1458. As head of the conservative Utraquist faction of Hussite Protestants, he established himself as a power when Bohemia was still under Habsburg rule, and he was thereafter unanimously elected king by the estates.
