Bohemian estates

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The Bohemian estates were the representative political bodies of the Kingdom of Bohemia, composed of nobles, clergy, and burghers, that played a central role in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War through their resistance to Habsburg rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estates of the realm
representative political body
affectedBy Renewed Ordinance of the Land (1627)
composedOf burghers
clergy
nobility
conflict Bohemian Revolt
Thirty Years' War
country Kingdom of Bohemia
dateOfLossOfAutonomy 1620
dateOfSignificantEvent 1618
demanded religious freedoms for non-Catholics
elected Frederick V, Elector Palatine
surface form: Frederick V of the Palatinate
electedTitleFor King of Bohemia
governanceForm estate monarchy
granted Letter of Majesty (1609)
heldMeetingsIn Prague
historicalRegion Bohemia
Central Europe
initiated Defenestration of Prague (1618)
legalBasis Bohemian Crown lands privileges
lostAutonomyAfter Battle of White Mountain
notableEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
opposed Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy
partOf Kingdom of Bohemia
surface form: Crown of Bohemia
playedCentralRoleIn early stages of the Thirty Years' War
politicalOutcome reduction of estate privileges
politicalRole approval of taxation
limitation of royal power
participation in legislation
representation of estates in the Kingdom of Bohemia
rebelledAgainst Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
relatedTo Lower Lusatian estates
Moravian estates
Silesian estates
Upper Lusatian estates
religiousAffiliation largely Protestant
religiousOutcome re-Catholicization of Bohemia
religiousRole defense of Protestant interests in Bohemia
seat Moravian Diet
surface form: Bohemian Diet
statusAfter1627 significantly curtailed
timePeriod early modern period
late Middle Ages
typeOfAssembly diet
usedLanguage Czech language
German language
weakenedBy Habsburg centralization

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Hussite movement opposedBy Bohemian estates
this entity surface form: Catholic nobility in Bohemia
Gabriel Bethlen allyOf Bohemian estates
this entity surface form: Bohemian Estates