Defenestration of Prague (1618)

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The Defenestration of Prague (1618) was a pivotal incident in which Protestant nobles threw Catholic officials out of a castle window in Prague, triggering the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War.

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instanceOf act of defenestration
historical event
political conflict
chronologicallyWithin early 17th century
countryAtTime Kingdom of Bohemia
followedBy Battle of White Mountain
election of Frederick V of the Palatinate as King of Bohemia
hasCause dispute over the Letter of Majesty guarantees
perceived violation of Protestant rights by Catholic authorities
religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics in Bohemia
hasDate 1618-05-23
hasHistoricalSignificance key event in early modern European religious conflicts
symbolic beginning of the Thirty Years' War
hasLanguageContext Czech
German
hasLocation Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Bohemia
Prague
Prague Castle
hasNumberOfDefenestratedOfficials 3
hasOutcome escalation of the Bohemian Revolt
formation of a Protestant provisional government in Bohemia
open armed conflict between Bohemian estates and Habsburgs
hasPoliticalContext Habsburg attempts at re-Catholicization
struggle over royal authority in Bohemia
hasReligionContext Catholicism
Protestantism
hasWindowHeight approximately 21 meters
hasYear 1618
involvedParty Bohemian Protestant nobles
Catholic royal officials
Habsburg monarchy
involvedPerson Count Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice
Philip Fabricius
Vilém Slavata of Chlum
isAlsoKnownAs Second Defenestration of Prague
partOf Bohemian Revolt
perpetratedBy Bohemian Protestant nobles
precededBy religious and political disputes in the Bohemian Diet
resultedIn long-term devastation of Central Europe through the Thirty Years' War
sovereignAtTime Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
tookPlaceInBuilding Bohemian Chancellery at Prague Castle
linked to: Prague Castle
triggered Thirty Years' War
victim Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice
Philip Fabricius
Vilém Slavata of Chlum

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European wars of religion hasSignificantEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Thirty Years' War hasCause Bohemian Revolt
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Thirty Years' War significantEvent Defenestration of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Thirty Years' War startPoint Bohemian Revolt
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Bohemia historicalEvent Defenestration of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Queen of Bohemia linkedHistoricalEvent Defenestration of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Protestant Union conflict Bohemian Revolt
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) participantIn Bohemian Revolt
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Defenestration of Prague (1618) partOf Bohemian Revolt
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Defenestration of Prague (1618) isAlsoKnownAs Second Defenestration of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor notableEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Bohemian phase hasKeyEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Battle of White Mountain precededBy Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Bohemian monarchy significantEvent Prague Defenestrations
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Kingdom of Bohemia event Defenestration of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Bohemia historicalEvent Defenestration of Prague
subject linked to: Bohemia region
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Bohemian Protestant nobles organized Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Bohemian Protestant nobles event Second Defenestration of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Philip Fabricius participantIn Defenestration of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Philip Fabricius survivedEvent Defenestration of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Bohemian estates notableEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Bohemian estates initiated Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Jindřich Matyáš Thurn participatedIn Second Defenestration of Prague
subject linked to: Count Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Vilém Slavata of Chlum notableEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice notableEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice survivedEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Bohemians historicalEvent Defenestrations of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)
Geschichte des Dreißigjährigen Krieges describesEvent Defenestration of Prague
linked to: Defenestration of Prague (1618)