re-Catholicization of Bohemia
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Counter-Reformation campaign
historical process
policy of the Habsburg Monarchy
religious persecution
The re-Catholicization of Bohemia was a 17th-century Habsburg-led campaign to restore Roman Catholic dominance in Bohemia through forced conversions, expulsions, and suppression of Protestantism following the Battle of White Mountain.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Counter-Reformation campaign
ⓘ
historical process ⓘ policy of the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| aims |
elimination of Protestant confessions
ⓘ
restoration of Roman Catholic dominance ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | post-1620 Habsburg consolidation in Bohemia ⓘ |
| country | Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
around 1700
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| follows |
Battle of White Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bohemian Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Habsburg victory at the Battle of White Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
desire to restore Catholic dominance ⓘ suppression of the Bohemian Estates ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
confiscation of Protestant property
ⓘ
decline of Czech-speaking Protestant elite ⓘ emigration of Protestant nobles and burghers ⓘ establishment of Catholicism as the only tolerated religion in Bohemia ⓘ expulsion of non-Catholic clergy ⓘ forced conversions to Catholicism ⓘ increased Germanization of the Bohemian nobility ⓘ strengthening of Habsburg absolutism in Bohemia ⓘ suppression of Protestantism in Bohemia ⓘ |
| location |
Bohemia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lands of the Bohemian Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Protestantism
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Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Bohemian Protestants
NERFINISHED
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Czech nobility ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Habsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesuits NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| partOf | Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionImposed | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religionSuppressed |
Calvinism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ Utraquism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of White Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
confiscations of Bohemian estates (1620s) ⓘ expulsion of non-Catholic preachers ⓘ |
| startTime |
1620
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early 17th century ⓘ |
| uses |
Catholic education and missionary work
ⓘ
confiscation of estates ⓘ expulsion of non-Catholics ⓘ forced conversion ⓘ legal repression ⓘ |
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