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THE LETTERS OF NOBLES

What has also survived is fifty-eight letters of noblemen, the representatives of the Brethren aristocracy, and also the owners of the estates on which the individual Brethren congregations worked. The group of the nobles consisted of such personalities of our history before the Battle of White Mountain as Karel the Elder of Zerotin, Vaclav Budovec of Budov, Vaclav Vilem of Roupov or Divis Lacembok Slavata of Chlum and Kosumberk. They were all members of the Unity of the Brethren. They represented a secular, political and powerfull support to the church and after the defeat of the Protestant Union in the Battle of White Mountain, they ended up either on the scaffold at the Old Town Square or in exile.

The letter written by Vaclav Budovec of Budov, one of the most important representatives of the Czech nobility in the era before the Battle of White Mountain, the owner of the estate Mnichovo Hradiste and monastery Hradiste nad Jizerou. He was execut
The letter written by Vaclav Budovec of Budov, one of the most important representatives of the Czech nobility in the era before the Battle of White Mountain, the owner of the estate Mnichovo Hradiste and monastery Hradiste nad Jizerou. He was execut
The letter writ...
The letter written by Vaclav Budovec of Budov, one of the most important representatives of the Czech nobility in the era before the Battle of White Mountain, the owner of the estate Mnichovo Hradiste and monastery Hradiste nad Jizerou. He was execut
The letter of Vaclav Vilem of Roupov, one of the main leaders of the opposition against the Habsburgs. As a follower of Fridrich Falcky, he stood up for his choice of Fridrich to become the Czech king. During Fridrich’s short reign, Vaclav Vilem beca
The letter of Vaclav Vilem of Roupov, one of the main leaders of the opposition against the Habsburgs. As a follower of Fridrich Falcky, he stood up for his choice of Fridrich to become the Czech king. During Fridrich’s short reign, Vaclav Vilem beca
The letter of V...
The letter of Vaclav Vilem of Roupov, one of the main leaders of the opposition against the Habsburgs. As a follower of Fridrich Falcky, he stood up for his choice of Fridrich to become the Czech king. During Fridrich’s short reign, Vaclav Vilem beca
The letter from Jiri Sadovsky of Sloupno, the governor of the Hradec Kralove region. He concealed Jan Amos Comenius at his manor in Bila Tremesna by Hradec Kralove, and went with him into exile in 1628.
The letter from Jiri Sadovsky of Sloupno, the governor of the Hradec Kralove region. He concealed Jan Amos Comenius at his manor in Bila Tremesna by Hradec Kralove, and went with him into exile in 1628.
The letter from...
The letter from Jiri Sadovsky of Sloupno, the governor of the Hradec Kralove region. He concealed Jan Amos Comenius at his manor in Bila Tremesna by Hradec Kralove, and went with him into exile in 1628.
The letter of Divis Slavata of Chlum and Kosumberk. He was about to be executed in 1621, but he was pardoned thanks to the intercession of his relatives and because of his health condition. His property, however, was confiscated.
The letter of Divis Slavata of Chlum and Kosumberk. He was about to be executed in 1621, but he was pardoned thanks to the intercession of his relatives and because of his health condition. His property, however, was confiscated.
The letter of D...
The letter of Divis Slavata of Chlum and Kosumberk. He was about to be executed in 1621, but he was pardoned thanks to the intercession of his relatives and because of his health condition. His property, however, was confiscated.
The letter of Karel the Elder of Zerotin, the extraordinary figure of the era before the Battle of White Mountain, the most important leader of the uprising and the main secular leader of the Unity of the Brethren in Moravia.
The letter of Karel the Elder of Zerotin, the extraordinary figure of the era before the Battle of White Mountain, the most important leader of the uprising and the main secular leader of the Unity of the Brethren in Moravia.
The letter of K...
The letter of Karel the Elder of Zerotin, the extraordinary figure of the era before the Battle of White Mountain, the most important leader of the uprising and the main secular leader of the Unity of the Brethren in Moravia.
The letter of Jindrich Otta of Los, an active member of the opposition, belonging to the class of knights, of Czech Brethren religion and the owner of the farm Komarov near Beroun. He was executed along with the other representatives of the uprising.
The letter of Jindrich Otta of Los, an active member of the opposition, belonging to the class of knights, of Czech Brethren religion and the owner of the farm Komarov near Beroun. He was executed along with the other representatives of the uprising.
The letter of J...
The letter of Jindrich Otta of Los, an active member of the opposition, belonging to the class of knights, of Czech Brethren religion and the owner of the farm Komarov near Beroun. He was executed along with the other representatives of the uprising.