Rebellion of Rebels in Bohemia
The Bohemians, desperate for allies against the Emperor, apply to be admitted into the Protestant Union which was led by their original candidate for the Bohemian throne, the Calvinist Frederick V, Elector Palatine
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1619 in Czech Republic
Explore 27 historical events and records for Czech Republic in 1619.
Historical records for Czech Republic in 1619
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May
June
Battle of Sablat
Count Bucquoy, commander of the Imperial army, defeats the forces the Protestant Union led by Count Mansfeld at Sablat cutting off Count Thurns from Prague & forcing him to abandon Vienna
Battle of Sablat
Count Bucquoy, commander of the Imperial army, defeats the forces the Protestant Union led by Count Mansfeld at Sablat cutting off Count Thurns from Prague & forcing him to abandon Vienna
Imperial Army
Count Bucquoy, commander of the Imperial army, defeats the forces the Protestant Union led by Count Mansfeld at Sablat cutting off Count Thurns from Prague & forcing him to abandon Vienna
Imperial Army
Count Bucquoy, commander of the Imperial army, defeats the forces the Protestant Union led by Count Mansfeld at Sablat cutting off Count Thurns from Prague & forcing him to abandon Vienna
Siege of Vienna
Count Bucquoy, commander of the Imperial army, defeats the forces the Protestant Union led by Count Mansfeld at Sablat cutting off Count Thurns from Prague & forcing him to abandon Vienna
August
Succession
Ferdinand is officially deposed as King of Bohemia and is replaced by the Palatine Elector Frederick V
Succession
Ferdinand is officially deposed as King of Bohemia and is replaced by the Palatine Elector Frederick V
Rule of Bohemia
The Estates of Bohemia, Lusatia, Moravia and Silesia declare Ferdinand deposed as their King
Rule of Lusatia
The Estates of Bohemia, Lusatia, Moravia and Silesia declare Ferdinand deposed as their King
Rule of Moravia
The Estates of Bohemia, Lusatia, Moravia and Silesia declare Ferdinand deposed as their King
Rule of Silesia
The Estates of Bohemia, Lusatia, Moravia and Silesia declare Ferdinand deposed as their King
Election
The Estates offered the Elector Palatine the Bohemian crown
September
Election
Frederick accepts the Boemian crown
November
Coronation
Crowned King of Bohemia
Succession
Succeeds as King of Bohemia
Other events (month unknown)
Abdication
Deposed by the Protestant Diet of Bohemia
Catholic League
After the death of Matthias Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia the Kingdom deprived his successor Ferdinand II in 1618 of the Bohemian crown and elected Frederick V Elector Palatine as King
Catholic League
Ferdinand II's 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 Rudolf II
Catholic League
Ferdinand confers with the spiritual electors at Frankfurt asking for the support of the League
Catholic League
which had guaranteed the freedom of religion to the nobles and the inhabitants of the cities.
Death of Ferdinand II
The Hussite Bohemians prefer the Protestant Frederick V, elector of the Palatinate, successor of Frederick IV, creator of the League of Evangelical Union. Death of Mathias, Matthias Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, dies without descendants his lands go to his nearest male relative, his cousin Ferdinand of Styria
Letter of Majesty
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
Rebellion of Rebels in Bohemia
The Bohemians, desperate for allies against the Emperor, apply to be admitted into the Protestant Union which was led by their original candidate for the Bohemian throne, the Calvinist Frederick V, Elector Palatine. Ferdinand wants to restore Catholicism to his lands making him highly unpopular in the primarily Hussite Bohemia & provoking the Thirty Years War
Rebellion of Rebels in Bohemia
The Bohemians, desperate for allies against the Emperor, apply to be admitted into the Protestant Union which was led by their original candidate for the Bohemian throne, the Calvinist Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Rule of Bohemia
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
Siege of Vienna
Count Thurn leads an army to the walls of Vienna
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