Enlightened rule destroys the few remaining vestiges…

1684 CE to 1827 CE

Enlightened rule destroys the few remaining vestiges of the Bohemian Kingdom.

The dismantling of Bohemian institutions and the dominance of the German language seems to threaten the very existence of the Czech nation.

Yet, enlightened rule also provides new educational and economic opportunities for the Czech people.

Inadvertently, the enlightened monarchs have helped set the stage for a Czech national revival.

Locations
Prague > Praha Hlavni mesto Praha Czech Republic View →

People
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor View → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor View → Klemens von Metternich View → Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor View → Maria Theresa View →

Groups
Germans View → Hungarian people View → Germany, Kingdom of (within the Holy Roman Empire) View → Slovaks (West Slavs) View → Czechs [formerly Bohemians] (West Slavs) View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Austria, Archduchy of View → Moravian Margravate View → Bohemia, Kingdom of View → Holy Roman Empire View → Lutheranism View → Calvinists View → Jesuits, or Order of the Society of Jesus View → French First Republic View → France, (first) Empire of View → Austrian Empire View →

Topics
French Revolution View → Napoleonic Wars View →

Subjects
Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Scholarship View → Custom and Law View →

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