Lands of the Bohemian Crown (1526–1648)
Although the Kingdom of Bohemia, both of the Lusatias, the Margraviate of Moravia, and Silesia were all under Habsburg rule, they followed different paths of development. Moravians and Silesians had accepted the hereditary right of the Austrian Habsburgs to rule and thus escaped the intense struggle between native estates and the Habsburg monarchy that was to characterize Bohemian history. In contrast, the Bohemian Kingdom had entrenched estates that were ready to defend what they considered their rights and liberties. The Habsburgs pursued a policy of centralization and conflict arose, which was further complicated by ethnic and religious issues.
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Lands of the Bohemian Crown within the Holy Roman Empire (1618) | |||||||||
Lands of the Bohemian Crown around 1620 | |||||||||
| Status | States of the Holy Roman Empire Crown lands of the Habsburg monarchy (after 1526) | ||||||||
| Capital | Prague | ||||||||
| Common languages | Czech, German, Latin | ||||||||
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| Government | Confederate hereditary monarchy (1619–1620) | ||||||||
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• 1526–1564 | Ferdinand I (first Habsburg on the throne) | ||||||||
• 1619–1620 | Frederick I | ||||||||
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| 1526 | |||||||||
• Treaty of Westphalia | 1648 | ||||||||
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