The struggle for churches or the Case of the violation of Rudolf’s Imperial Charter in pre-White Mountain Bohemia Cover Image

Boj o kostely, aneb Kauzy údajného porušování Rudolfova majestátu v předbělohorských Čechách
The struggle for churches or the Case of the violation of Rudolf’s Imperial Charter in pre-White Mountain Bohemia

Author(s): Jan Kilián
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Social history, 17th Century, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: Bohemia; Early Modern; Religion; Rudolf’s Imperial Charter (majestát); Broumov; Hrob; Nové Strašecí;

Summary/Abstract: The study is concerned with events connected with the alleged violation of Rudolf’s Imperial Charter (majestát) after 1609, when some towns in Church and chamber lordships were convinced by lack of clarity in the document that they were entitled to build their own non-Catholic churches. At Broumov, Hrob and Nové Strašecí the dispute reached the level of rebellion against the authorities, and was seen by the Czech Protestant Estates as proof of oppression by the Catholics.

  • Issue Year: 66/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 241-269
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Czech