George of Poděbrady

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George of Poděbrady was a 15th-century Hussite ruler who became King of Bohemia and is noted for his early proposals for a pan-European peace alliance.

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instanceOf 15th-century ruler
Bohemian noble
Hussite
human
king
monarch
associatedWithPlace Poděbrady Castle
birthDate 1420-04-23
birthPlace Kingdom of Bohemia
Poděbrady
capitalDuringReign Prague
child Boček IV of Poděbrady
Catherine of Poděbrady
Hedwig of Poděbrady
Henry the Elder of Poděbrady
Ludmila of Poděbrady
Sidonie of Poděbrady
Victor of Poděbrady
conflictWith Papacy
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bohemia
deathDate 1471-03-22
deathPlace Kingdom of Bohemia
Prague
era Late Middle Ages
excommunicatedBy Pope Paul II
father Viktorín of Kunštát and Poděbrady
house House of Kunštát
languageSpoken Czech
German
mother Anna of Vartenberk
name George of Poděbrady self-linksurface differs
surface form: George of Kunštát and Poděbrady

George of Poděbrady self-link
George of Poděbrady self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jiří z Poděbrad
notableFor Hussite leadership in Bohemia
attempts to create a union of Christian European states
efforts to secure religious tolerance for Utraquists
proposals for a pan-European peace alliance
positionHeld King of Bohemia
predecessor Ladislaus the Posthumous
proposed common European diet and arbitration council
peace league of European Christian princes
reignEnd 1471
reignStart 1458
religion Hussite movement
surface form: Hussite

Utraquist
sentDiplomaticMissionTo Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis XI of France
spouse Johanna of Rožmitál
Kunigunde of Sternberg
successor Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary

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King of Bohemia notableHolder George of Poděbrady
Kingdom of Bohemia monarch George of Poděbrady
George of Poděbrady name George of Poděbrady self-link
George of Poděbrady name George of Poděbrady self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jiří z Poděbrad
George of Poděbrady name George of Poděbrady self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: George of Kunštát and Poděbrady
Line A hasStation George of Poděbrady
subject surface form: Line A (Prague Metro)
this entity surface form: Jiřího z Poděbrad
The Slav Epic hasPart George of Poděbrady
this entity surface form: The Hussite King Jiří of Poděbrady