Hussite Bohemia Bohemia

the more extreme hussites became known taborites, after city of tábor became center.

during ecumenical council of constance in 1415, jan hus, rector of charles university , prominent reformer , religious thinker, sentenced burnt @ stake heretic. verdict passed despite fact hus granted formal protection emperor sigismund of luxembourg prior journey. hus invited attend council defend himself , czech positions in religious court, emperor s approval, executed on 6 july 1415. execution of hus, 5 consecutive papal crusades against followers of hus, forced bohemians defend themselves. defense , rebellion against roman catholics became known hussite wars.

the uprising against imperial forces led former mercenary, jan Žižka of trocnov. leader of hussite armies, used innovative tactics , weapons, such howitzers, pistols, , fortified wagons, revolutionary time, , established Žižka great general never lost battle.

after Žižka s death, prokop great took on command army, , under lead hussites victorious ten years, sheer terror of europe. hussite cause gradually splintered 2 main factions, moderate utraquists , more fanatic taborites. utraquists began lay groundwork agreement catholic church , found more radical views of taborites distasteful. additionally, general war-weariness , yearning order, utraquists able defeat taborites in battle of lipany in 1434. sigismund said after battle bohemians defeat bohemians.

despite apparent victory catholics, bohemian utraquists still strong enough negotiate freedom of religion in 1436. happened in so-called basel compacts, declaring peace , freedom between catholics , utraquists. last short period of time, pope pius ii declared basel compacts invalid in 1462.

in 1458, george of podebrady elected ascend bohemian throne. remembered attempt set pan-european christian league , form states of europe community based on religion. in process of negotiating, appointed leo of rozmital tour european courts , conduct talks. however, negotiations not completed, because george s position substantially damaged on time deteriorating relationship pope.