Defenestration of Prague
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Protestantism, Protestants, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: Eastern European History, 17th Century European History
- Geographical Location: Bohemia, Czech Republic, Prague
- Date: May 23, 1618
Article abstract: The Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years’ War after the Catholic representatives of the Holy Roman Emperor are thrown out of a window by Bohemian Protestant nobles.
Summary of Event
The Protestant Reformation, which began with Martin Luther’s nailing of his ninety-five theses to the Wittenberg church door in 1517, began a century and a half of religious and political strife in the Holy Roman Empire. While the issues were initially theological, various princes saw the controversy as an opportunity to weaken the...
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