1618 defenestration as illustrated on a contemporaneous leaflet
Date
July 30, 1419 (1419-07-30)
September 24, 1483 (1483-09-24)
May 23, 1618 (1618-05-23)
The Defenestrations of Prague (Czech: Pražská defenestrace, German: Prager Fenstersturz, Latin: Defenestratio Pragensis) were three incidents in the history of Bohemia in which people were defenestrated (thrown out of a window). Though already existing in Middle French, the word defenestrate ("out of the window") is believed to have first been used in English in reference to the episodes in Prague in 1618 when the disgruntled Protestant estates threw two royal governors and their secretary out of a window of the Hradčany Castle and wrote an extensive apologia explaining their action. In the Middle Ages and early modern times, defenestration was not uncommon—the act carried elements of lynching and mob violence in the form of murder committed together.
The first governmental defenestration occurred in 1419, the second in 1483 and the third in 1618, although the term "Defenestration of Prague" more commonly refers to the third. Often, however, the 1483 event is not recognized as a "significant defenestration", which leads to some ambiguity when the 1618 defenestration is referred to as the "second Prague defenestration". The first and third defenestrations helped to trigger a prolonged religious conflict inside Bohemia (the Hussite Wars, 1st defenestration) or beyond (Thirty Years' War, 3rd defenestration), while the second helped establish a religious peace in the country for 31 years (Peace of Kutná Hora, 2nd defenestration).
and 19 Related for: Defenestrations of Prague information
The DefenestrationsofPrague (Czech: Pražská defenestrace, German: Prager Fenstersturz, Latin: Defenestratio Pragensis) were three incidents in the history...
the Prague Castle, sparking the Thirty Years' War. These incidents, particularly that in 1618, were referred to as the DefenestrationsofPrague and gave...
where his precious art collections were exhibited. The Third DefenestrationofPrague in 1618 took place at the castle which kick-started the Bohemian...
Prague (/ˈprɑːɡ/ PRAHG; Czech: Praha [ˈpraɦa] ; German: Prag [pʁaːk] ; Latin: Praga) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical...
1993-present The history ofPrague covers more than a thousand years, during which time the city grew from the Vyšehrad Castle to the capital of a modern European...
rulers of Bohemia. Between 1583 and 1611 Prague was the official seat of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II and his court. The DefenestrationofPrague and...
revolt with the unplanned DefenestrationsofPrague. The Protestants were defeated in 1620 in the Battle of White Mountain near Prague, known as the first battle...
Second DefenestrationofPrague, which sparked the Thirty Years War. Many of the Czech nobles supported the Protestant side and were stripped of their...
the Third DefenestrationofPrague, started the Bohemian Revolt. Soon afterward, the Bohemian conflict spread through all of the Lands of the Bohemian...
against Habsburg from 1546 to 1547 but were ultimately defeated. DefenestrationsofPrague in 1618, signaled an open revolt by the Bohemian estates against...
dynasty rules most of Bohemia (900–1306) The reign of Charles IV, of the Luxembourg dynasty (1346–1378) First DefenestrationofPrague (1419) Holy Roman...
Catholic ministers were hurled from the windows ofPrague Castle in the famous DefenestrationofPrague in 1618, they took refuge in the nearby Lobkowicz...
Online University. In season 4, the show returned to being in person. Season 5 of Puppet History premiered on November 11, 2022, with an episode titled "How...
during the Third DefenestrationofPrague with two Czech Catholic noblemen, Count Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice and Count Vilém Slavata of Chlum and Košumberk...
monarchy against the resistance of the local Protestant nobility sparked the 1618 DefenestrationofPrague, the brief reign of the Winter King, and the Thirty...
process of the development of a centralized government structure in a situation in which one did not exist. State formation has been a study of many disciplines...
Palace below the castle, protected by Polyxena Lobkowicz. The Defenestration in Prague contributed to the subsequent Bohemian Revolt. In 1628, Polyxena...
control of the Habsburg monarchy, as the Habsburgs became first the elected and later the hereditary rulers of Bohemia. The DefenestrationofPrague and the...
Restitution itself was overturned in the 1635 Peace ofPrague, which restored the 1555 terms of the Peace of Augsburg. Stability brought by assortative migrations...
Global Information