Defenestration of Prague facts for kids

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Defenestration of Prague is a term that is used for three different events:

The First defenestration of Prague of 1419
The Second defenestration of Prague of 1618
The murder of Jan Masaryk, of 1948, sometimes called the Third defenestration of Prague

Images for kids

The New Town Hall, the place of the first defenestration
A later woodcut of the defenestration in 1618
The window (top floor) where the defenestration occurred. A monument stands to the right of the castle tower.
Vilem Slavata of Chlum, 1618 enamel on copper, by follower of Dominicus Custos

See also

In Spanish: Defenestraciones de Praga para niños

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