Jan Zelivsky - Old Town Square (Prague), Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ToRo61
N 50° 05.230 E 014° 25.241
33U E 458557 N 5548483
A Czech priest and a radical representative of the Hussite reformation.
Waymark Code: WMBVGB
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/23/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 161

Jan Zelivsky was a very popular priest, and led the Hussite procession through the streets of Prague that ended in the First Defenestration of Prague, which was one of the events that triggered the Hussite Wars.

For a time during the Second Anti-Hussite Crusade, he held almost ultimate authority over the lower classes in Prague.

On March 9, 1422, during the Civil Wars between the various Hussite factions, he was arrested by the town council of Prague and decapitated.

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