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Daniel, Bishop of Prague, his advice to Vladislav, 59;
opposition of nobles to, 60;
interest of, in Italian campaign, 61

De Geer, relations of, with Comenius, 496, 497

Dettmar, first Bishop of Prague, 29

Devin, 7, 10

Dietrichstein, his persecution of Protestants, 431

Dobrilug, attack on, by Saxons, 389

Dobrovsky, Josef, his services to Bohemia, 502, 503;
his view of Bohemian MS., 506

Domaz̆lic̆e, flight of Crusaders from, 288, 289;
persecution of Brothers in, 384

Drahomíra, her influence with Bohemian nobles, 24;
her persecution of Christians, 24;
death, 27

Dubravsky, his history, 416

E

Eckhard, Master, 161

Eger, river of, 4

Eger, city of (Cheb), restored by Albert, 115;
resists Utraquists, 294;
its exceptional position, 395

Eibenschütz (_see_ Ivanc̆ice)

Elbing, Comenius at, 496

Elizabeth, daughter of Wenceslaus II., 119, 123, 125, 126, 127

Elizabeth, daughter of Sigismund, 314

Elizabeth, wife of Frederick V., her advice, 474;
her unpopularity, 475;
her courage, 477, 478;
her flight, 479

Emperor, Frankish, struggles of, against Slavs (_see_ Louis);
relations of, to subjects, 19

Emperor of Constantinople, treatment of barbarians, 19, 20

Emperor, German, relations of, with Bohemia in tenth century, 33;
in thirteenth century, 68, 89

Empire, Holy Roman, effect of its weakness, 89-90;
German character of, 95, 96;
Charles IV., feeling to, 143, 145, 153

Eugenius IV., Pope, 298, 311, 316

F

Fabricius thrown out of window, 467, 468

Fantinus de Valle, his relations to George, 333, 335

Ferdinand I. chosen King of Bohemia, 373;
circumstances of his election, 374, 375;
his invasion of Hungary, 376;
suppression of Pas̆ek’s tyranny, 377, 378;
his desire for union in Church and State, 379;
first persecutions of Brotherhood by, 384-6, 391-4, 399-405;
attitude of, towards Utraquists, 385, 386;
suppression of Prague rising, 390, 391;
creation of Hof-Kammer, 396, 397;
attempt to unite Utraquists and Catholics, 397, 398, 408;
resistance of Moravia to, 399;
death, 405;
general aspects of his policy, 406-9

Ferdinand II., his first persecution of Protestants, 462;
defeated by Matthias as candidate for Empire, 462;
chosen King of Bohemia, 464;
excites resistance to his rule, 465;
chosen Emperor, 474;
suppresses resistance in Vienna, 471, 472;
conquers Bohemia, 476-480;
his tyrannical reign, 483-491

Ferrara, Council at, 316

Fox, George, compared with Peter of Chelc̆ic, 341, 343

Franks, struggles of, with the Slavs, 7-8

Frederick, Barbarossa, his relations with Vladislav, 57-9, 62, 63

Frederick II., his relations with Pr̆emysl Ottakar I., 63, 64;
his resistance to Frederick the Quarrelsome, 65, 66;
his quarrel with Wenceslaus I., 66;
effect of his death, 66;
his attitude during Tartar invasion, 75

Frederick the Quarrelsome, his quarrels with Bohemia and the Empire,
65, 84

Frederick of Hapsburg, son of Albert, tries to become King of Bohemia,
118

Frederick, Duke of Austria, alliance with Henry of Lipa, 123

Frederick III., Emperor of Germany, becomes guardian to Ladislaus, 314,
318, 320;
his relations with George of Podĕbrad, 320, 323, 335

Frederick V., Winter King, sends troops to Bohemia, 470;
chosen King, 473;
causes of his acceptance, 474-5;
reception in Prague, 475;
his sudden panic, 477;
final flight, 479;
effect of his character on Bohemian movement, 480

Freudenthal, grant of Teutonic liberties to, 71

G

Genghis Khan, his invasion of Europe, 74-75;
his repulse by Wenceslaus, 75

George of Podĕbrad, his origin and early career, 317-21;
his capture of Prague, 319;
his capture of Tabor, 320-1;
his friendship for Rokycana, 319;
compared with Cromwell, 322-3;
brings back King Ladislaus, 323-4;
his influence over him, 324-5;
circumstances of his election to the crown, 325-7;
his attitude towards Catholics and Utraquists, 329-31;
Pius II.’s treatment of, 329-37;
rescues Frederick III., 335;
offends Paul II., 336-7;
excommunicated, 337-8;
his struggle against the nobles, 337-40;
defies Pope and Emperor, 339;
circumstances of his death, 340;
petition about his statue, 439;
destruction of his statue, 486

Germans, first struggles of, with Slavs, 7-9;
oppose introduction of Slavonic language, 10-16;
regain independence under Henry the Fowler, 27;
relations of, to Bohemia in tenth century, 33;
cruelties of, under Otto of Brandenburg, 110;
feelings of, about Charles IV., 144;
their scorn of Bohemian language, 161-2;
their struggle about the three votes, 183-8;
language of, exalted above Bohemian by Joseph II., 500;
contest of, in nineteenth century with Bohemian language, 506-8;
(_see_ also Towns, Poric̆, &c.)

Gerson, Chancellor of Paris University, 198, 225

Geysa, King of Hungary, converted by Adalbert, 32

Geysa, Queen of Hungary, defended by Vladislav, 61

Gnesen, in Poland, reasons of its importance, 32, 35, 38, 39

Gorazd, successor to Methodius, 16

Görlitz, its relations with King George, 338, 339

Gregory VII., Pope (_see_ Hildebrand)

Gregory IX., Pope, effect of his quarrel with Frederick II., 75

Gregory X., Pope, Ottakar’s appeal to, 93-5;
his final decision, 97

Gregory XI., Pope, accuses Milic of heresy, 160

Gregory XII., Pope, relations of Bohemian clergy to, 183, 190

Gregory, nephew of Peter of Chelc̆ic, organises Brotherhood, 345-6;
remonstrates with Rokycana, 347;
steadiness in time of persecution, 348

Gross-Meseristch (_see_ Velké Mezir̆íc̆í)

Grünberg (_see_ Zelená Hora)

Gustavus Adolphus, effect of his victories, 483;
his relations with Comenius, 494

Guta, daughter of Rudolf of Hapsburg, circumstances of her betrothal,
100, 108;
of her marriage, 113

H

Hajek, Wenceslaus, historian, 416

Hajek, Thaddæus, astronomer, 417

Hanka, his discoveries, 504

Hapsburg (_see_ Rudolf, Albert, Ferdinand, &c.)

Hapsburg, House of, unpopularity of, in Germany, 114;
in Bohemia, 114, 118, 119;
recovers its ground for a time, 117;
overthrow of, by House of Luxemburg, 119;
concessions to by Charles IV., 146;
attempts to unite dominions of, 407;
attitude of, towards Rudolf II., 426, 427;
attempts to overthrow, 461;
Z̆erotin’s loyalty to, 461, 469, 487;
character of their rule, 416, 498;
end of male line of, 498, 499

Hartlib, relations of, with Comenius, 494

Hassenstein (Bohuslav), 354, 355

Hauska (Martinek), 270

Heidelberg (_see_ University)

Henry IV. of France, his relations to Z̆erotin, 430;
effect of his death, 449

Henry the Fowler, resistance of, to the Hungarians, 27

Henry II. intrigues against Bohemia, 36

Henry III., his struggle with Brac̆islav, 42, 43

Henry IV., his friendship for Vratislav, 48;
makes him King of Bohemia, 49

Henry VI. of England, his relations to P. Payne, 301, 302

Henry of Carinthia chosen King of Bohemia, 118;
dislike of, in Bohemia, 119

Henry of Luxemburg, chosen Emperor, 118;
moderation towards the Hapsburgs, 119;
secures Bohemian wife for his son, 119;
Rienzi’s relation to, 150

Henry of Lipa, his character and policy, 120, 121;
his rebellion against John, 122, 123;
his power in the kingdom, 123, 125;
his intrigues against Queen Elizabeth, 125

Henry of Rosenberg in fourteenth century, importance of his position, 168

Henry of Rosenberg in fifteenth century, resistance of, to Lev of
Roz̆mital, 371;
supports Ferdinand, 372

Hieronymus (_see_ Jerom)

Hildebrand, relations of, with Jaromír, 47;
with Henry IV., 48;
his opposition to Slavonic ritual, 50

Hlavsa, his opposition to Pas̆ek, 363;
his imprisonment and release, 369, 370, 378

Hohenzollern, Frederick of, his relations with Rudolf, 92, 98, 104

Hohenzollern, Frederick of, in time of Sigismund, becomes Elector of
Brandenburg, 255;
his share in the crusades against Bohemia, 255, 274, 285, 288, 289

Hof-Kammer, institution of, 397;
growth of its power, 426

Horneck, Ottakar von, his attacks on King Ottakar, 88

Horn, Protestant settlement at, 455

Hradiste, Ottakar’s treatment of, 82

Hrasten, the male town, 7

Hroby, treatment of Protestants at, 465

Hubner, his denunciations of Wyclif, 178

Hungary, relations of, with Ottakar II., 86, 87, 89, 99, 103, 104;
end of the old royal line, 115;
claim of Wenceslaus on, 116;
Ferdinand’s wars in, 376-8;
Rudolf’s oppressions of, 427, 428;
grant of freedom to, 433
(_see_ also Bethlen Gabor)

Hungarians, their invasion of Europe, 17;
their overthrow of Svatopluk, 20, 21;
resistance to them by Henry the Fowler, 27;
by Boleslav, 27;
their conversion by Adalbert, 32;
effect of their invasion on position of Bohemia, 33;
share of, in battle of Vys̆ehrad, 266, 267;
cruelties in war, 267, 276;
defeated at Mohács, 372
(_see_ also Tartars, Matthias)

Huns’ struggles with Slavs, 7

Hus, Jan, assertor of Bohemian language, 2;
his birth and early career, 176, 177;
his services to Bohemian language, 177;
his opposition to attacks on Wyclif, 178, 181, 212;
his admiration for Wyclif, 180;
appealed against, to Zajíc, 182;
rebuked by Wenceslaus, 184;
illness of, 188;
unjust charges against, 189, 206, 208, 212, 218, 219;
appeals to Pope against Zajíc, 193;
summoned to Rome, 193, 194;
excommunicated, 193;
protected by Wenceslaus, 223;
denounces crusade against Naples, 195, 196;
denounces sale of indulgences, 196, 197, 199, 200;
change in his position, 197;
retires from Prague, 202;
writes his book, “De Ecclesia,” 202, 203;
safe conduct of, 204, 207, 209, 211, 219;
his arrest and imprisonment, 206-8;
his letters to his friends, 205, 208, 216;
his attitude towards Communion in both kinds, 208, 217, 221;
examination of, by Council, 211-18;
circumstances of his death, 218-22;
legends about, note to 220;
difference of from his followers, 221, 222;
effect of his death, 222;
his position in Bohemian history, 2;
destruction of his statues, 486

Hynek of Lichtenberg, his rebellion against George, 336, 337

Hynek of Crus̆ina, his defence of Prague, 266;
his quarrel with Z̆iz̆ka, 268;
returns to Utraquists, 271

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