Former state · 1198 – 1918

Kingdom of Bohemia

3 events

The Kingdom of Bohemia (Czech: České království), sometimes referenced in English literature as the Czech Kingdom, was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe. It was the predecessor state of the modern Czech Republic.

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Key people

Antonín Dvořák1841 – 1904Czech composer (1841–1904)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Jan Husc. 1370 – 1415Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Ernst Mach1838 – 1916Austrian physicist (1838–1916)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Christoph Willibald von Gluck1714 – 1787Opera composer (1714–1787)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Otto von Habsburg1912 – 2011Head of the House of Habsburg and German politician Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Bernard Bolzano1781 – 1848Bohemian mathematician and priest (1781–1848)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Albrecht von Wallenstein1583 – 1634Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Louis II of Hungary1506 – 1526King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1506–1526)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Jan Žižka1360 – 1424Czech Hussite military leader (circa 1360 - 1424)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)

Everything that happened

1620Battle of White MountainBílá HoraThe Battle of White Mountain was fought on 8 November 1620 outside Prague in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. An army backing Frederick V led by Christian of Anhalt was defeated by forces supporting his rival Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, under Bucquoy and Count Tilly.Source: Wikidata (country)
1757Battle of ReichenbergLiberecThe Battle of Reichenberg took place during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) on 21 April 1757 near the town of Reichenberg (Czech: Liberec) in Bohemia.Source: Wikidata (country)
1758Siege of OlomoucOlomoucThe Siege of Olomouc took place in 1758 when a Prussian army led by Frederick the Great besieged the Austrian city of Olmütz (now Olomouc, Czech Republic) during the Prussian invasion of Moravia in the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War). The attempt stalled as the besiegers faced stronger resistance than Frederick had expected.Source: Wikidata (country)