Bohemia

Bohemia, officially representing the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, was a Central European kingdom within the Holy Roman Empire, and one of its seven electorates. Once a small county, previous Emperors elevated Bohemia's status to an electorate, and later a kingdom. Then they would spend several decades as a vassal state of Austria. In Brazilian's Varna series, Bohemia declared independence while Austria was occupied with a war. Bohemia would later regain their long-lost emperorship, whilst refusing to abandon Catholicism during the Protestant Reformation, unlike their Austrian rival.
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Bohemian troops were present during the Crusade of Varna against the Ottomans.
== Independence ==
In January 1500, the Italian states which remained in the Holy Roman Empire declared their independence from it. To restore order, the Holy Roman Emperor in Austria declared war on these seceding states. Through 1501 and 1502, Austria made significant advancements with the support of Bohemian troops, but due to other conflicts breaking out in the Empire, they requested additional support. Bohemia not only refused to help, but declared independence from the Austrian crown, and began invading Austria from the north. The war eventually ended in an Austrian defeat, so Bohemia gained their independence and kept their Silesian vassal.
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Category:Varna Countries