Old Town Square execution

Contemporary woodcut depicting the execution

Old Town Square execution was a mass execution of 27 leaders of the Bohemian Revolt that happened on June 21, 1621 at the Old Town Square in Prague.

After the Protestant uprising of the Bohemian estates against the Habsburgs resulted in a crushing defeat in the Battle of White Mountain, Habsburgs took their revenge and executed 3 nobles, 7 knights and 17 burghers, although with some others the punishment was reduced and some were pardoned.

List of the executed

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Memorial plaque with names of those executed

27 tributary crosses in the place of execution today

Nobles Joachim Andreas von Schlick Václav Budovec z Budova Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic Knights Kašpar Kaplíř ze Sulevic Prokop Dvořecký z Olbramovic Fridrich z Bílé Jindřich Otta z Losu Diviš Černín z Chudenic Vilém Konecchlumský z Konecchlumí Bohuslav z Michalovic

Burghers Valentin Kochan z Prachové Tobiáš Štefek z Koloděj Jan Jesenius Kryštof Kobr z Koberštejna Jan Šultys z Felsdorfu Maxmilián Hošťálek z Javořice Jan Kutnauer ze Sonenštejna Simeon Sušický ze Sonenštejna Nathanaél Vodňanský z Uračova Václav Maštěrovský z Jizbice Jindřich Kozel z Peclinovce Ondřej Kocour z Votína Jiří Řečický Michal Witmann Simeon Vokáč z Chýš|Simeon Vokáč z Chyš Leander Rüppel z Ruppachu Jiří Hauenšild z Fürstenfeldu

Martin Fruwein z Podolí was also expected to be executed, but he was found dead before the execution.

External links

• Aftermath: the executions on the Old Town Square