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

Memorial plaque with names of those executed
27 tributary crosses in the place of execution today

Nobles

  1. Joachim Andreas von Schlick
  2. Václav Budovec z Budova
  3. Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic

Knights

  1. Kašpar Kaplíř ze Sulevic
  2. Prokop Dvořecký z Olbramovic
  3. Fridrich z Bílé
  4. Jindřich Otta z Losu
  5. Diviš Černín z Chudenic
  6. Vilém Konecchlumský z Konecchlumí
  7. Bohuslav z Michalovic

Burghers

  1. Valentin Kochan z Prachové
  2. Tobiáš Štefek z Koloděj
  3. Jan Jesenius
  4. Kryštof Kobr z Koberštejna
  5. Jan Šultys z Felsdorfu
  6. Maxmilián Hošťálek z Javořice
  7. Jan Kutnauer ze Sonenštejna
  8. Simeon Sušický ze Sonenštejna
  9. Nathanaél Vodňanský z Uračova
  10. Václav Maštěrovský z Jizbice
  11. Jindřich Kozel z Peclinovce
  12. Ondřej Kocour z Votína
  13. Jiří Řečický
  14. Michal Witmann
  15. Simeon Vokáč z Chýš|Simeon Vokáč z Chyš
  16. Leander Rüppel z Ruppachu
  17. Jiří Hauenšild z Fürstenfeldu

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

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