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First Defenestration of Prague

Type Event Region Europe Time 1419

On July 30, 1419, a clash erupted before Prague's New Town Hall; Hussite crowds threw several aldermen and the king's representatives out of windows,…

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  1. 1419Prague New Town Hall · PragueHussite crowds demanded the release of imprisoned companions and protested the municipal authorities' favoritism toward Catholic forces, clashing fiercely with the mayor and the king's representatives before the New Town Hall.
  2. 1419Prague New Town Hall · PragueAfter the conflict escalated, the enraged crowd broke into the town hall and threw the mayor, several aldermen, and the king's representatives from the windows; those who fell either died on the spot or succumbed to their injuries.

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