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Czech Republic in 1620

Historical records for Czech Republic in 1620, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

19Records
10Events
2Named people
3Places
3Categories

Historical records

November

8 November 1620Battle of MainFerdinand II

Main · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Overthrows Frederick V to regain the throne & drive Protestantism out of Bohemia. Fights alongside the Catholic League & Spain against the Protestants

8 November 1620Battle of White MountainFrederick V

Warfare / Thirty Years War

Defeat at the Battle of White Mountain leeds to the dissolution of the League of Evangelical Union and the loss of Frederick Vs holdings, Frederick is outlawed from the Holy Roman Empire, and his territories, the Rhenish Palatinate, are given to Catholic nobles, his title

8 November 1620Battle of White MountainFrederick V

Warfare / Thirty Years War

Ferdinand II decisively defeats Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague, in addition to becoming Catholic, Bohemia would remain in Habsburg hands for nearly three hundred years.

8 November 1620Battle of White MountainFrederick V

Warfare / Thirty Years War

of elector of the Palatinate is given to his distant cousin, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria and Frederick, now landless, makes himself a prominent exile abroad and tries to curry support for his cause in Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark

8 November 1620Battle of White MountainFrederick V

Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Loses Bohemia after defeat at White Mountain.

8 November 1620Bohemian RevoltFerdinand II

Bohemia · Warfare / Bohemian Revolt

The Catholic Leagues army pacified Upper Austria, while Imperial forces under Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly, pacified Lower Austria, the two armies united and moved north into Bohemia where Ferdinand II decisively defeated Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague, on 8 November 1620 and in addition to becoming Catholic, Bohemia would remain in Habsburg hands for nearly three hundred years

8 November 1620Catholic LeagueFerdinand II

Bohemia · Warfare / Bohemian Revolt

The Catholic Leagues army pacified Upper Austria, while Imperial forces under Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly, pacified Lower Austria, the two armies united and moved north into Bohemia where Ferdinand II decisively defeated Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague, on 8 November 1620 and in addition to becoming Catholic, Bohemia would remain in Habsburg hands for nearly three hundred years

8 November 1620Catholic LeagueFerdinand II

Main · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Fights alongside the Catholic League & Spain against the Protestants

8 November 1620CoupFerdinand II

Main · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Overthrows Frederick V to regain the throne & drive Protestantism out of Bohemia

8 November 1620Exile of Frederick VFrederick V

Warfare / Thirty Years War

This record states: Defeat at the Battle of White Mountain leeds to the dissolution of the League of Evangelical Union and the loss of Frederick Vs holdings, Frederick is outlawed from the Holy Roman Empire, and his territories.

8 November 1620Exile of Frederick VFrederick V

Warfare / Thirty Years War

This record states: the Rhenish Palatinate, are given to Catholic nobles, his title of elector of the Palatinate is given to his distant cousin, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria and Frederick, now landless, makes himself a prominent exile abroad and.

8 November 1620Exile of Frederick VFrederick V

Warfare / Thirty Years War

This record states: tries to curry support for his cause in Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark.

8 November 1620League of Evangelical UnionFrederick V

Warfare / Thirty Years War

This record states: Defeat at the Battle of White Mountain leeds to the dissolution of the League of Evangelical Union and the loss of Frederick Vs holdings, Frederick is outlawed from the Holy Roman Empire, and his territories.

8 November 1620League of Evangelical UnionFrederick V

Warfare / Thirty Years War

This record states: the Rhenish Palatinate, are given to Catholic nobles, his title of elector of the Palatinate is given to his distant cousin, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria and Frederick, now landless, makes himself a prominent exile abroad and.

8 November 1620League of Evangelical UnionFrederick V

Warfare / Thirty Years War

This record states: tries to curry support for his cause in Sweden, The Netherlands and Denmark.

8 November 1620Reform of War PolicyFerdinand II

Bohemia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Restores Protestantism in Bohemia after victory at the Battle of Main

8 November 1620Rule of BohemiaFerdinand II

Bohemia · Warfare / Bohemian Revolt

The Catholic Leagues army pacified Upper Austria, while Imperial forces under Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly, pacified Lower Austria, the two armies united and moved north into Bohemia where Ferdinand II decisively defeated Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague, on 8 November 1620 and in addition to becoming Catholic, Bohemia would remain in Habsburg hands for nearly three hundred years

8 November 1620Rule of BohemiaFrederick V

Bohemia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Ferdinand II decisively defeats Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague, in addition to becoming Catholic, Bohemia would remain in Habsburg hands for nearly three hundred years

Other Events

1620SuccessionFerdinand II

Bohemia · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as King of Bohemia, 2nd reign

Names involved

Ferdinand IIFrederick V

Places involved

BohemiaMainPrague

Provenance

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