In 1242, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia defeated the Mongol invaders there. Also at Olomouc, in 1469, Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, had himself crowned king of Bohemia. The city was held by the Swedes from 1642 to 1650. In 1758, Frederick II besieged it unsuccessfully. The Marquis de Lafayette was once imprisoned in Olomouc's fortress.
Today there are lovely parks and gardens where the fortress formerly stood.
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