 989,944,105 visitors served. | 
|
 Dictionary/ thesaurus |  Medical dictionary |  Legal dictionary |  Financial dictionary |  Acronyms |  Idioms |  Encyclopedia |  Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Hussite |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.03 sec. |
HussiteFollower of John Huss. Opposed to both German and papal influence in Bohemia, the Hussites waged successful war against the Holy Roman Empire from 1419, but Roman Catholicism was finally re-established in 1620. |
|
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On April 14, 1430, a band of Hussites raided the monastery and robbed it of its precious artifacts. 112) In 1513 he sent apostolic legates to the kings and princes of Christendom, and Cardinal Tamas Bakocz to the Hussites to urge peace. The central hub of the New City is Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti), the site of almost every revolution in Prague from the Hussite revolt in 1419 to the Velvet Revolution in 1989, which brought a free and federalist constitution to the Czech Republic. |
Hussite
 |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content NEW! | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|
|---|
Disclaimer |
Privacy policy |
Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.