Prague: History, Former Names & Timeline
Capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, and under Charles IV for a time the centre of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Former names of Prague
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AD 880 | Praha |
Timeline of Prague
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1348 | Charles IV founds the University of Prague |
| 1419 | First Defenestration of Prague; the Hussite Wars begin |
| 1618 | Second Defenestration of Prague; the Thirty Years' War begins |
| 1968 | The Prague Spring is crushed by Warsaw Pact troops |
| 1989 | The Velvet Revolution |
Who ruled Prague
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC–699 | Unclaimed / no data |
| 700–899 | Czechs |
| 900–999 | Great Moravia |
| 1000–1099 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1100–1299 | Poland |
| 1300–1782 | Holy Roman Empire |
| 1783–1879 | Austrian Empire |
| 1880–1913 | Austria Hungary |
| 1914–1919 | Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| 1920–1993 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1994–today | Czech Republic |
Battles and sites near Prague
- Battle of the White Mountain · 1620
Landmarks in and around Prague
Charles BridgeStanding · 1357