After the death of King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia in the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Archduke Ferdinand I of Austria became the new king of Bohemia, and the country became a …

Oct 29, 2025 · Bohemia, historical country of central Europe that was a kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire and subsequently a province in the Habsburgs’ Austrian Empire. From 1918 to …

Mar 22, 2017 · Since 1993 Bohemia has formed much of the Czech Republic, comprising the central and western portions of the country. At one time, Bohemia was a province in the …

Following World War I, Bohemia declared independence and on October 28, 1918, became the core of the newly-formed country of Czechoslovakia, which combined Bohemia, Moravia, …

Oct 16, 2025 · The colorful history of the Czech Republic is firmly rooted in its predecessor, the illustrious Kingdom of Bohemia. A powerful kingdom that lasted for more than seven centuries, …

Bohemia derives its name from a Celtic tribe, the Boii, who inhabit the region during the last few centuries BC. But Slav tribes arrive in the area from the east during the early centuries AD. …

Roman Catholicism was the major religion in all three provinces. The emancipation of the Jews of the Bohemian Lands had begun in 1782 with the Edicts of Toleration issued by enlightened …