Defenestration of Prague (1618)

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act of defenestration historical event political conflict

The Defenestration of Prague (1618) was a pivotal incident in which Protestant nobles threw Catholic officials out of a castle window in Prague, triggering the outbreak of the Thirty Years’ War.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bohemian Revolt	5
Defenestration of Prague	3
Second Defenestration of Prague	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	act of defenestration ⓘ historical event ⓘ political conflict ⓘ
chronologicallyWithin	early 17th century ⓘ
countryAtTime	Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of White Mountain ⓘ election of Frederick V of the Palatinate as King of Bohemia ⓘ
hasCause	dispute over the Letter of Majesty guarantees ⓘ perceived violation of Protestant rights by Catholic authorities ⓘ religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics in Bohemia ⓘ
hasDate	1618-05-23 ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	key event in early modern European religious conflicts ⓘ symbolic beginning of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
hasLanguageContext	Czech ⓘ German ⓘ
hasLocation	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ Prague ⓘ Prague Castle ⓘ
hasNumberOfDefenestratedOfficials	3 ⓘ
hasOutcome	escalation of the Bohemian Revolt ⓘ formation of a Protestant provisional government in Bohemia ⓘ open armed conflict between Bohemian estates and Habsburgs ⓘ
hasPoliticalContext	Habsburg attempts at re-Catholicization ⓘ struggle over royal authority in Bohemia ⓘ
hasReligionContext	Catholicism ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ
hasWindowHeight	approximately 21 meters ⓘ
hasYear	1618 ⓘ
involvedParty	Bohemian Protestant nobles ⓘ Catholic royal officials ⓘ Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedPerson	Count Jindřich Matyáš Thurn ⓘ Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice ⓘ Philip Fabricius ⓘ Vilém Slavata of Chlum ⓘ
isAlsoKnownAs	Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ surface form: Second Defenestration of Prague
partOf	Defenestration of Prague (1618) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bohemian Revolt
perpetratedBy	Bohemian Protestant nobles ⓘ
precededBy	religious and political disputes in the Bohemian Diet ⓘ
resultedIn	long-term devastation of Central Europe through the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
sovereignAtTime	Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
tookPlaceInBuilding	Prague Castle ⓘ surface form: Bohemian Chancellery at Prague Castle
triggered	Thirty Years' War ⓘ
victim	Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice ⓘ Philip Fabricius ⓘ Vilém Slavata of Chlum ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Protestant Union → conflict → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bohemian Revolt

Thirty Years' War → hasCause → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bohemian Revolt

European wars of religion → hasSignificantEvent → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

Bohemia → historicalEvent → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defenestration of Prague

Defenestration of Prague (1618) → isAlsoKnownAs → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Defenestration of Prague

Queen of Bohemia → linkedHistoricalEvent → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defenestration of Prague

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor → notableEvent → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

Defenestration of Prague (1618) → partOf → Defenestration of Prague (1618) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bohemian Revolt

Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) → participantIn → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bohemian Revolt

Thirty Years' War → significantEvent → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defenestration of Prague

Thirty Years' War → startPoint → Defenestration of Prague (1618) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bohemian Revolt