Defenestration of Prague (1618)
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defenestration of Prague (1618) canonical | 10 |
| Defenestration of Prague | 8 |
| Bohemian Revolt | 5 |
| Second Defenestration of Prague | 3 |
| Defenestrations of Prague | 1 |
| Prague Defenestrations | 1 |
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Target entity: Defenestration of Prague (1618) Context triple: [European wars of religion, hasSignificantEvent, Defenestration of Prague (1618)]
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St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a 1572 wave of mob and royal-instigated killings in France in which thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants) were slaughtered, marking a brutal turning point in the French Wars of Religion.
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Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
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Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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Dresden uprising of 1849
The Dresden uprising of 1849 was a short-lived but significant armed insurrection in the German city of Dresden during the 1848–1849 revolutions, in which revolutionaries, including anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, attempted to establish a more democratic government before being suppressed by royalist forces.
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E.
Affair of the Placards
The Affair of the Placards was a 1534 anti-Catholic propaganda incident in France, in which radical Protestant posters denouncing the Mass were publicly displayed, sharply escalating religious tensions that helped set the stage for the later French Wars of Religion.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Defenestration of Prague (1618) Target entity description: 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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A.
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was a 1572 wave of mob and royal-instigated killings in France in which thousands of Huguenots (French Protestants) were slaughtered, marking a brutal turning point in the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
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C.
Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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D.
Dresden uprising of 1849
The Dresden uprising of 1849 was a short-lived but significant armed insurrection in the German city of Dresden during the 1848–1849 revolutions, in which revolutionaries, including anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, attempted to establish a more democratic government before being suppressed by royalist forces.
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E.
Affair of the Placards
The Affair of the Placards was a 1534 anti-Catholic propaganda incident in France, in which radical Protestant posters denouncing the Mass were publicly displayed, sharply escalating religious tensions that helped set the stage for the later French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
act of defenestration
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historical event ⓘ political conflict ⓘ |
| chronologicallyWithin | early 17th century ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of White Mountain
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election of Frederick V of the Palatinate as King of Bohemia ⓘ |
| hasCause |
dispute over the Letter of Majesty guarantees
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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
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symbolic beginning of the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Czech
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German ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Holy Roman Empire
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Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ Prague ⓘ Prague Castle ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDefenestratedOfficials | 3 ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
escalation of the Bohemian Revolt
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formation of a Protestant provisional government in Bohemia ⓘ open armed conflict between Bohemian estates and Habsburgs ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
Habsburg attempts at re-Catholicization
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struggle over royal authority in Bohemia ⓘ |
| hasReligionContext |
Catholicism
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Protestantism ⓘ |
| hasWindowHeight | approximately 21 meters ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1618 ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Bohemian Protestant nobles
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Catholic royal officials ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg monarchy
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| involvedPerson |
Count Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
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Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice ⓘ Philip Fabricius ⓘ Vilém Slavata of Chlum ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
Defenestration of Prague (1618)
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surface form:
Second Defenestration of Prague
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| partOf |
Defenestration of Prague (1618)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bohemian Revolt
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| 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
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surface form:
Bohemian Chancellery at Prague Castle
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| triggered | Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| victim |
Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice
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Philip Fabricius ⓘ Vilém Slavata of Chlum ⓘ |
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Subject: Defenestration of Prague (1618) Description of subject: 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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