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Jankovský Of Vlašim
Jankovský z Vlašimi is an old Czech family and a member of the House of Vlašim. In the 13th century at Jankov (Benešov District), Jankov in Bohemia, the family began to split into several branches. History Early history in Bohemia First listed was Markvart z Vlašimi of the House of Vlašim. Other members from the House of Vlasim were Leva z Jankova of the Castle Chřenovice and Jan z Kamenice, the father of Cardinal Jan Očko z Vlašime. Markvart's sons were Maršík, Jaroš and Hynek. Maršík and Jaroš were followers of John of Luxembourg and were knighted on the battlefield in 1325. Maršík died on the battlefield at Mailberk in Tirol, Austria in 1332. Hron z Vlašimi, son of Maršík, died with King John of Bohemia at the Battle of Crécy in 1346 fighting Edward, The Black Prince. File:Coat of Arms z Vlašimě of Jankov and Vlašim c1318.jpg, ''Coat of Arms z Vlašimě of Jankov and Vlašim c1318'' Image:1325_Marshik.jpg, ''History of Maršík and Jaroš z Vlašimě ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenceslaus, King Of The Romans
Wenceslaus IV (also ''Wenceslas''; ; , nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 136116 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he was deposed in 1400. As he belonged to the House of Luxembourg, he was also Duke of Luxembourg from 1383 to 1388. Biography Wenceslaus was born in the Imperial city of Nuremberg, the son of Emperor Charles IV by his third wife Anna Svídnická, a scion of the Silesian Piasts, and baptized at St. Sebaldus Church. He was raised by the Prague Archbishops Arnošt of Pardubice and Jan Očko of Vlašim. His father had the two-year-old crowned King of Bohemia in June 1363 and in 1373 also obtained for him the Electoral Margraviate of Brandenburg. When on 10 June 1376 Charles IV asserted Wenceslaus' election as King of the Romans by the prince-electors, two of seven votes, those of Brandenburg and Bohemia, were held by the emperor and his son themse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvinist
Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reformed Protestantism, Continental Reformed Christian, Presbyterianism, Presbyterian, Congregationalism, Congregational, and Waldensians traditions, as well as parts of the Calvinistic Methodist, Methodist, Reformed Anglican Church, Anglican (known as "Episcopal" in some regions) and Reformed Baptists, Baptist traditions. Reformed theology emphasizes the Biblical authority, authority of the Bible and the Sovereignty of God in Christianity, sovereignty of God, as well as covenant theology, a framework for understanding the Bible based on God's covenants with people. Reformed churches emphasize simplicity in worship. Several forms of ecclesiastical polity are exercised by Reformed churches, including presbyterian polity, presbyterian, Congregational polity, congregational, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Town Of Jemnice
Jemnice (; ) is a town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Jemnice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jemnice (3,751) *Louka (76) *Panenská (81) Panenská forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The name is derived from ''jámy'' (i.e. 'pits') and ''jamník'', which is an old Czech word for 'miner'. It is connected with the mining history of the place. Geography Jemnice is located about southwest of Třebíč and south of Jihlava. It lies mostly in the Jevišovice Uplands. The hilly forested part in the north of the municipal territory belongs to the Křižanov Highlands and includes the highest point of Jemnice, the hill Inženýrský kopec at above sea level. The Želetavka River flows through the town. There are several fishponds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine, or disease, while parts of Germany reported population declines of over 50%. Related conflicts include the Eighty Years' War, the War of the Mantuan Succession, the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659), Franco-Spanish War, the Torstenson War, the Dutch-Portuguese War, and the Portuguese Restoration War. The war had its origins in the 16th-century Reformation, which led to religious conflict within the Holy Roman Empire. The 1555 Peace of Augsburg attempted to resolve this by dividing the Empire into Catholic and Lutheran states, but the settlement was destabilised by the subsequent expansion of Protestantism beyond these boundaries. Combined with differences over the limits of imperial authority, religion was thus an important factor in star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. For most of its history the Empire comprised the entirety of the modern countries of Germany, Czechia, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Luxembourg, most of north-central Italy, and large parts of modern-day east France and west Poland. On 25 December 800, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne Roman emperor, reviving the title more than three centuries after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. The title lapsed in 924, but was revived in 962 when Otto I, OttoI was crowned emperor by Pope John XII, as Charlemagne's and the Carolingian Empire's successor. From 962 until the 12th century, the empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
MatthiasMátyás II of Hungary and BohemiaMatija II of Croatia (24 February 1557 – 20 March 1619) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 to 1619, Archduke of Austria from 1608 to 1619, King of Hungary and List of rulers of Croatia, Croatia from 1608 to 1618 and King of Bohemia from 1611 to 1617. His personal motto was ''Concordia lumine maior'' ("Unity is stronger in the light"). Matthias played a significant role in the familial opposition of the Habsburgs against his brother Emperor Rudolf II. After gaining power, he showed little political initiative of his own. The course of his politics was determined by Cardinal Melchior Klesl until his fall in 1618. As a consequence of his failed religious and administrative policies, the Bohemian Revolt, the initial theatre of the Thirty Years' War, began during the final year of Matthias' reign. Biography Early life and family Matthias was born in the Archduchy of Austria, Austrian capital of Vienna as the fourth son of Maximilian II, Holy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis II Of Hungary
Louis II (; ; ; ; 1 July 1506 – 29 August 1526) was King of Hungary, King of Croatia, Croatia and King of Bohemia, Bohemia from 1516 to 1526. He died during the Battle of Mohács fighting the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans, whose victory led to the Ottoman Ottoman Hungary, annexation of large parts of Hungary. Early life At his premature birth in Buda on 1 July 1506, the court doctors kept him alive by slaying animals and wrapping him in their warm carcasses as a primitive incubator. He was the only son of Vladislaus II of Hungary, Vladislaus II Jagiellon dynasty, Jagiellon and his third wife, Anne of Foix-Candale. Coronation Vladislaus II took steps to ensure a smooth succession by arranging for the boy to be crowned in his own lifetime; the coronation of Louis as king of Hungary took place on 4 June 1508 in Székesfehérvár Basilica, and his coronation as king of Bohemia was held on 11 March 1509 in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. King of Hungary and Croatia In 1515 Louis II w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rešice
Rešice is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Demographics Notable people *Adolf Opálka First Lieutenant Adolf Opálka (4 January 1915 – 18 June 1942) was a Czechoslovak soldier, member of the Czech sabotage group Out Distance, a World War II anti-Nazi resistance group, and a participant in Operation Anthropoid, the successfu ... (1915–1942), soldier and resistance fighter References External links * Villages in Znojmo District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slatina (Znojmo District)
Slatina () is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Slatina lies approximately north of Znojmo, south-west of Brno, and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Znojmo District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jevišovice
Jevišovice () is a town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Geography Jevišovice is located about north of Znojmo and southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Jevišovka River. The Jevišovice Reservoir is built here on the river. History The first written mention of Jevišovice is from 1289. Until 1945, it was a town. In 2007, Jevišovice was restored the title of a town. Demographics Transport There are no railways or major roads running through the municipal territory. Culture Every year in August, the Jevišovice Historical Festival takes place in Jevišovice. The festival includes historical pageant, historical theatre performance, and other activities. The festival is dedicated to the Moravian nobleman Hynek I Such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
