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Racek Kobyla Of Dvorce
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Wenceslaus IV Of Bohemia
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 Count of Luxembourg, Duke of Luxembourg from 1383 to 1388. Biography Wenceslaus was born in the Free imperial city, Imperial city of Nuremberg, the son of Emperor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV by his third wife Anna Svídnická, a scion of the Silesian Piasts, and baptized at St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg, 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, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew The Leader
Matthew the Leader (Czech: Matěj Vůdce; died 1409 in České Budějovice) was a bandit who was raiding caravans of the Rosenberg family in the early 15th century. He operated in the South Bohemian Region. Matthew himself was likely an impoverished zeman, or part of the lower nobility. According to the of Jihlava, he led a large group, which included famous military leader Jan Žižka. They subsisted on road robberies and raids. Gang activity Matthew's gang activities were recorded by the Rosenberg family. It is likely he was supported by nobles who sided with Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia against the League of Lords, such as John Sokol of Lamberg. Although mainly focused on theft, Matthew also attempted to occupy some castles in South Bohemia. This included an attempt to acquire , administered at the time by Mikuláš of Hus. There were also plans to seize . With help from the , Matthew further attempted to take the Rosenberg held castle of Velešín near Českého Krumlova, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliverance II
''Deliverance'' is a 1972 American thriller film directed and produced by John Boorman from a screenplay by James Dickey, who adapted it from his own 1970 novel. It follows four businessmen from Atlanta who venture into the remote northern Georgia wilderness to see the Cahulawassee River before it is dammed, only to find themselves in danger from the area's inhabitants and nature. It stars Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. ''Deliverance'' was a critical and commercial success. It earned three Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations, and grossed $46.1 million on a budget of $2 million. It became a popular culture landmark for a scene featuring Cox's character playing "Dueling Banjos" on guitar with a banjo-picking country boy, and garnered notoriety for a scene in which Beatty's character is brutally raped by a mountain man. In 2008, it was selected for preservation in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divish Of Talmberg
Divish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Lukash Divish (born 1986), Russian volleyball player * Ryan Divish, American sportswriter, blogger, and media personality {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Player Character
A player character (also known as a playable character or PC) is a fictional Character (arts), character in a video game or tabletop role-playing game whose actions are controlled by a player rather than the rules of the game. The characters that are not controlled by a player are called non-player characters (NPCs). The actions of non-player characters are typically handled by the game itself in video games, or according to rules followed by a gamemaster refereeing tabletop role-playing games. The player character functions as a fictional, alternate body for the player controlling the character. Video games typically have one player character for each person playing the game. Some games, such as multiplayer online battle arena, hero shooter, and fighting games, offer a group of player characters for the player to choose from, allowing the player to control one of them at a time. Where more than one player character is available, the characters may have distinctive Attribute (rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliverance
''Deliverance'' is a 1972 American thriller film directed and produced by John Boorman from a screenplay by James Dickey, who adapted it from his own 1970 novel. It follows four businessmen from Atlanta who venture into the remote northern Georgia wilderness to see the Cahulawassee River before it is dammed, only to find themselves in danger from the area's inhabitants and nature. It stars Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. ''Deliverance'' was a critical and commercial success. It earned three Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations, and grossed $46.1 million on a budget of $2 million. It became a popular culture landmark for a scene featuring Cox's character playing "Dueling Banjos" on guitar with a banjo-picking country boy, and garnered notoriety for a scene in which Beatty's character is brutally raped by a mountain man. In 2008, it was selected for preservation in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vráž (Benešov District) , Slovene-born Croatian poet
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Vráž may refer to places in the Czech Republic: * Vráž (Beroun District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region * Vráž (Písek District), a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region *Vráž, a hamlet and part of Dlažov in the Plzeň Region *Vráž, a hamlet and part of Ostředek in the Central Bohemian Region See also *Stanko Vraz Stanko Vraz (baptized Jakob Fraß; 30 June 1810 – 20 May 1851) was a Slovenian language, Slovenian-Croatian language, Croatian poet. He Slavicized his name to ''Stanko Vraz'' in 1836. Biography Born in the village of Cerovec Stanka Vraza, Cero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Údolnice
Údolnice is a village and municipal part of Vranov in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south .... It has about 10 inhabitants. History The first written mention of Údolnice is from 1422. Demographics References Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic Villages in Benešov District {{CentralBohemia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hus
Jan Hus (; ; 1369 – 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Hus or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as ''Iohannes Hus'' or ''Johannes Huss'', was a Czechs, Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and the inspiration of Hussites, Hussitism, a key predecessor to Protestantism, and a seminal figure in the Bohemian Reformation. Hus is considered to be the first Church reformer, even though some designate the theorist John Wycliffe. His teachings had a strong influence, most immediately in the approval of a reformed Bohemian religious denomination and, over a century later, on Martin Luther. After being ordained as a Catholic priest, Hus began to preach in Prague. He opposed many aspects of the Catholic Church in Bohemia, such as its views on ecclesiology, simony, the Eucharist, and other theological topics. Hus was a master, dean and rector at the Charles University in Prague between 1409 and 1410. Antipope Alexander V, Alexander V issued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chocerady
Chocerady is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Chocerady consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Chocerady (863) * Komorní Hrádek (94) *Samechov (140) *Vestec (72) *Vlkovec (169) Geography Chocerady is located about northeast of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Sázava River flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Chocerady is from 1250. The Komorní Hrádek Castle was first documented in 1412 and in 1525, it became the administrative centre of the estate. From 1554 to 1773, it was owned by the Waldstein family. Demographics Transport The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes along the western and southern municipal border just outside the municipal territory. Chocerady is located on the rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komorní Hrádek
Komorní Hrádek is a village located within the municipality of Chocerady in the Benešov District of the Czech Republic. It is on the left bank of the river Sázava (river), Sázava. The village is home to a medieval castle that was rebuilt into a Baroque Château, chateau. The first written mention of the village dates back to 1401. Landmarks Čejchanov is a ruined castle built before 1356. At the end of the 14th-century, the castle was taken by and his son Jan Zoul of Ostředek. In retaliation, the castle was besieged and destroyed in 1404 by Zbyněk Zajíc of Hazmburk. It has been a protected cultural monument since 1965. Chateau Komorní Hrádek History Komorní Hrádek is home to the . Originally, a castle called Veselé was founded by Racek Kobyla of Dvorce, the burgrave of Vyšehrad. This was permitted by King Wenceslas IV on 28 August 1412,''Hrady, zámky a tvrze v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku''. Příprava vydání Tomáš Šimek. Svazek VI. Východní Čechy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wok Of Waldstein
Wok of Waldstein was a Bohemian noble and a notable figure among the Hussites of Prague. Biography In 1410, Archbishop Zbyněk Zajíc of Hazmburk threatened to declare interdict over every scholar who refused to give up their writings of Wycliffe. After the evaluation, the books were deemed heretical and were burned at the archbishop's courtyard. King Wenceslaus IV ordered the archbishop and his subordinates to compensate the book owners. When they refused, the king tasked Wok and Racek Kobyla with confiscating their property. That year, Wok received a congratulatory letter from John Oldcastle after a number of protests resulting from the burning of books written by Wycliffe. In 1412 Wok was the leader of a crowd that publicly burned papal bulls regarding intercession on the pillory of Prague In 1415, he protested against the condemnation of Jan Hus by the Council of Constance The Council of Constance (; ) was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that was held from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
