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13. 5. 1923

13.5.1923 Charlotta Garrigue-Masaryk died

When President T. G. Masaryk learned that his wife had died, he fell to his knees and wept. He said that without her, he wouldn't have understood the meaning of life. Charlotte died on May 13, 1923, after suffering a stroke.

12. 5. 1743

12 May 1743 Coronation of Maria Theresa

The ceremony of the coronation of Maria Theresa as the Queen of Bohemia was magnificent. It took place on May 12, 1743. It was an act of reconciliation, because the Bohemians did not like the monarch very much because of the betrayal of the nobility.

11. 5. 1859

11 May 1859 Archduke John of Habsburg-Lorraine died

He was one of the most popular members of the Habsburg family, the youngest brother of Emperor Francis I. He also intervened in the Napoleonic Wars. The Austrian archduke and military leader John of Habsburg-Lorraine died on 11 May 1859 at the age of 77.

8. 5. 1394

8 May 1394 The nobles imprisoned King Wenceslas IV.

The enemies of Wenceslas IV captured the king twice. The first time was in May 1394, when he was taken to Wildberg Castle near Linz. The feuding parties eventually struck a deal. The second time they imprisoned the monarch was in Vienna in 1402.

5. 5. 1705

5 May 1705 King Leopold I of Bohemia died.

Leopold I belonged to the Habsburg family, which was obvious at first sight. He had a typically large, overhanging lower lip. His nearly half-century reign was largely filled with wars. He died on 5 May 1705.

4. 5. 1919

4 May 1919 Milan Rastislav Štefánik died tragically

He was an astronomer, doctor of philosophy, politician and co-founder of Czechoslovakia. During the First World War he organized the Czechoslovak Legions in Serbia. Milan Rastislav Štefánik died after a plane crash on May 4, 1919.

1. 5. 1308

1.5.1308 Murder of King Albrecht I of Habsburg

To the Roman-German King Albrecht I. Habsburg was fatal in denying his nephew a share of the inheritance. On 1 May 1308, John stabbed his uncle to death on the banks of the river Reuss together with other conspirators.

30. 4. 1945

30.4. 1945 Hitler committed suicide

Berlin was surrounded by the Red Army, there was no escape. So Adolf Hitler decided to commit suicide in his bunker. He shot himself 75 years ago, his newlywed wife Eva Braun poisoned herself.

22. 4. 1467

22.4. 1467 George of Poděbrady against the Green Mountain Unity

After several attempts at reconciliation, Jiří of Poděbrady declared war on Zielona Góra Unity on 22 April 1467. The siege of towns, castles and fortresses ended in victory for the Czech monarch. However, it was far from a definitive peace in the future.

22. 4. 2020

František Fero Morovič died

We arevery sorry to announce that our friend, big fan of searching and longtime business partner František Morovič died yesterday night, probably of a heart attack. He had worked with Lovecpoklad in Slovakia for many years and was one of the people we started with back in the day.

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