Defenestrations of Prague

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the location of incidents?Prague Castle (Hradčany Castle) and Prague City Hall
2. What is the years of major defenestrations?1419, 1483, and 1618
3. What does the word "defenestration" mean?It means throwing someone out of a window. The word comes from Latin.
4. Why did the 1618 defenestration happen in Prague?Bohemian Protestant nobles were upset with Catholic Habsburg rule and felt their religious freedoms were being taken away. They acted in anger by throwing the governors out of a window.

Defenestration: The act of throwing someone or something out of a window, often associated with political protest or violence.
Hussite Wars: A series of conflicts in Bohemia (15th century) following the execution of religious reformer Jan Hus.
Thirty Years' War: A major European conflict (1618-1648) initially rooted in religious disputes, significantly influenced by the 1618 Prague defenestration.
Bohemian Revolt: The initial phase of the Thirty Years' War, beginning with the Protestant Bohemian nobles' rebellion against the Habsburgs in 1618.