George of Poděbrady, born OTD in 1420, was King of #Bohemia from 1458 to his death in 1471; he was known for his idea and attempt to establish common European institutions https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #history
Duke Oldřich of #Bohemia deposed and blinded his brother Jaromír OTD in 1012 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #history
Vladislaus I, Duke of #Bohemia, died OTD in 1125 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #history
Vladislaus I was Duke of #Bohemia from 1109 to 1117 and again from 1120 to his death OTD in 1125 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #history
Gertrude of Babenberg was Duchess consort of #Bohemia from 1140 until her death OTD in 1150, by her marriage to the Přemyslid duke Vladislaus II https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #history
Bohemian physician and botanist Friedrich von Berchtold, who died OTD in 1876, co-authored the important taxonomic work, O Prirozenosti Rostlin https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #Bohemia
Henry of #Bohemia, who died OTD in 1335, was Duke of Carinthia, Landgrave of Carniola, and Count of Tyrol from 1295 until his death; and King of Bohemia and Margrave of Moravia in 1306 and again 1307-1310 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel
Today is the feast day of Saint Procopius, 11th century Abbot of Sázava in #Bohemia https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #history
Franz Anton von Sporck, who died OTD in 1738 in #Bohemia, was one of the most notable cultural and intellectual figures in central Europe in the early 18th century https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #history
Bedřich (or Frederick), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of #Bohemia from 1172 to 1173 and again from 1178 to his death OTD in 1189 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #history
George of Poděbrady was King of #Bohemia from 1458 to his death OTD in 1471; he was a leader of the Hussites, known for his idea and attempt to establish common European institutions https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #history
Today is the feast day of Jan Nepomucký, a saint of #Bohemia who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #Prague #history
St. Barbara's Church, Kútna Hora, Czechia
Franz Anton von Sporck, born OTD in 1662 in #Bohemia, was one of the most notable cultural and intellectual figures in central Europe in the early 18th century https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #history
Morgenstimmung in Böhmen 
Reitet ihr lieber in den Sonnenaufgang oder in die Schlacht? 
Wenceslaus IV of #Bohemia was born OTD in 1361 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/czech-republic/prague/?s=mb #travel #history
Kingdom Come: Deliverance – Ein Moment der Stille in der rauen Welt von Bohemia. 
Carl von Rokitansky, born OTD in 1804 in #Bohemia, made major contributions to pathological anatomy, supervising 70,000 autopsies and personally performing over 30,000 https://toilet-guru.com/czech.html?s=mb #travel #Prague
Representatives of #Czechoslovakia were made to wait outside while the 1938 #Münich Conference took place between #France , #Germany , #Italy and the #uk . The terms of the deal were dictated to them and they had to comply. Less than six months later #Germany occupied Prague and proclaimed a protectorate of #bohemia and #moravia while #slovakia became a notionally independent satellite state. War in #europe came later that year!
