Czech Republic · House / House of Habsburg. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Ferdinand IIs devout Catholicism causes turmoil in his non-Catholic subjects, especially in Bohemia where he does not wish to uphold the religious liberties granted by the Letter of Majesty conceded, signed by the previous Emperor, Rudolph II, which had guaranteed the freedom of religion to the nobles and the inhabitants of the cities
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