Bohemian Estates
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The Bohemian Estates were the representative political body 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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bohemian estates | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estates of the realm
ⓘ
representative political body ⓘ |
| asserted | right to elect the king of Bohemia ⓘ |
| composedOf |
burghers
ⓘ
clergy ⓘ nobility ⓘ |
| conflictedWith | Counter-Reformation policies ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineAfter | Battle of White Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deposed | Ferdinand II as King of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elected | Frederick V, Elector Palatine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercisedPowerIn | Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | estate-based monarchy ⓘ |
| granted |
military levies
ⓘ
taxation consent ⓘ |
| hadInstitution | Diet of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageName | České stavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | abolished ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Bohemian Revolt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Czech
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostAutonomyUnder | Habsburg absolutism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Defenestration of Prague (1618) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lands of the Bohemian Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCentralRoleIn | early stages of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
defense of estate privileges
ⓘ
negotiation of taxes with the crown ⓘ participation in legislation ⓘ representation of privileged orders ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Czech estates ⓘ |
| religiousMajority | Protestant ⓘ |
| religiousMinority | Catholic ⓘ |
| seat | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Protestant Union (indirectly through Frederick V) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggered | Bohemian phase of the Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bohemian estates
subject surface form:
Jindřich Matyáš Thurn