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.

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Label Occurrences
Bohemian Estates canonical 7
Bohemian estates 2

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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
declineAfter Battle of White Mountain
deposed Ferdinand II as King of Bohemia
elected Frederick V, Elector Palatine
exercisedPowerIn Kingdom of Bohemia
governanceType estate-based monarchy
granted military levies
taxation consent
hadInstitution Diet of Bohemia
linked to: Bohemian Diet
historicalLanguageName České stavy
linked to: Czech lands
historicalStatus abolished
involvedIn Bohemian Revolt
Thirty Years' War
languageUsed Czech
German
locatedInPresentDay Czech Republic
lostAutonomyUnder Habsburg absolutism
notableEvent Defenestration of Prague (1618)
opposed Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Habsburg monarchy
partOf Lands of the Bohemian Crown
linked to: Bohemian Crown
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
supported Protestant Union (indirectly through Frederick V)
linked to: Protestant Union
timePeriod early modern period
late Middle Ages
linked to: Late Middle Ages
triggered Bohemian phase of the Thirty Years' War
linked to: Thirty Years' War

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Referenced by (9)

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

Palatinate phase hasMainBelligerent Bohemian Estates
Catholic League opposedTo Bohemian Estates
Battle of White Mountain belligerent Bohemian estates
linked to: Bohemian Estates
Jindřich Matyáš Thurn supported Bohemian Estates
subject linked to: Count Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
Bohemian Revolt hasMainBelligerent Bohemian estates
linked to: Bohemian Estates
Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg supported Bohemian Estates
Letter of Majesty (1609) grantedTo Bohemian Estates
Heinrich Matthias von Thurn allegiance Bohemian Estates