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Prokop the Great

Type Figure Region Bohemia Time c. 1380–1434 Also known as Prokop the Great、Prokop Holý、普罗科普·霍利

Prokop the Great (c. 1380–1434) was the foremost military and political leader of the later Hussite Wars, succeeding Žižka to command Hussite forces …

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  1. c. 1380–1420Prague · Czech landsIn his early years he was a Prague Utraquist priest deeply influenced by Hus's religious reform ideas, and after the Hussite Wars broke out he turned to the radical camp.
  2. 1421–1427Tabor · Czech landsAfter 1421 he gradually became a core Hussite commander, taking over the whole army after Žižka's death in 1424. Between 1421 and 1427 he repeatedly repelled crusaders within Bohemia and promoted unity among the factions.
  3. 1427–1434Lipany · Czech landsBetween 1427 and 1430 he led Hussite expeditions to the Baltic and the Hungarian frontier, demonstrating the Hussite movement's greatest military influence. He was killed at the Battle of Lipany in May 1434, dealing a fatal blow to the radical faction's military strength.

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