Vilém Slavata of Chlum

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Vilém Slavata of Chlum was a prominent Bohemian Catholic nobleman and royal official best known as one of the imperial governors thrown from a window during the 1618 Defenestration of Prague, an event that helped spark the Thirty Years’ War.

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Vilém Slavata of Chlum canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bohemian nobleman
Catholic nobleman
imperial governor
royal official
victim of the Defenestration of Prague
associatedWithEvent Bohemian Revolt
associatedWithPlace Prague
causeOfAttack enforcement of Habsburg and Catholic policies in Bohemia
causeOfNotability role in the events leading to the Thirty Years’ War
conflict Thirty Years' War
surface form: Thirty Years’ War
country Kingdom of Bohemia
era early 17th century
ethnicity Czech
governedFor Holy Roman Emperor
governedUnder Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
historicalSignificance his defenestration contributed to the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War
his defenestration helped trigger the Bohemian Revolt
knownFor being thrown from a window in the 1618 Defenestration of Prague
loyalty to the Habsburg emperor in Bohemia
nobleFamily Slavata family
nobleTitle Lord of Chlum
notableEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
officeLocation Prague Castle
opposedBy Bohemian Protestant nobles
surface form: Bohemian Protestant estates
politicalAlignment pro-Catholic
pro-Habsburg
positionHeld imperial governor of Bohemia
royal official in the administration of the Kingdom of Bohemia
region Central Europe
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInEvent imperial governor representing the Habsburg emperor in Bohemia
sideInConflict Catholic side in the Bohemian Revolt
Habsburg side in the Thirty Years’ War
sphereOfActivity Bohemian politics
Habsburg administration in Bohemia
thrownBy Bohemian Protestant nobles
representatives of the Bohemian estates
thrownFrom window of Prague Castle
victimOf political violence by Bohemian Protestant nobles

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Defenestration of Prague (1618) involvedPerson Vilém Slavata of Chlum
Defenestration of Prague (1618) victim Vilém Slavata of Chlum