Second defenestration of Prague

The Second defenestration of Prague happened on 23 May 1618, during the Bohemian Revolt. Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice, Vilém Slavata of Chlum and Filip Fabricius were thrown out of a window of Prague Castle. That marked the beginning of the Thirty Years' War and was a turning point in the history of Europe.

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 First defenestration of Prague, in 1419, at the start of the Hussite Wars

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