Čeněk of Wartenberg

Čeněk z Vartemberka
Čeněk z Vartemberka
Born	c. 1379
Died	17 September 1425; Veliš Castle, Crown of Bohemia
Allegiance	Utraquist (1419–20, 1421, 1425); Royalist (1421–24)
Rank	Highest Burgrave of Bohemia
Battles / wars	Vyšehrad – Vítkov Hill – Hořice

Čeněk of Wartenberg (Czech: Čeněk z Vartemberka; German: Vinzenz von Wartenberg; c. 1379 – 17 September 1425)^[1] was a commander of the Royalist Bohemian forces at the start of the Hussite Wars.^[2] Up until the first half of 1420 he was a commander of the Utraquist League, a moderate fraction of the Hussite movement. As a result of severe atrocities committed by Taborites,^[3] members of the more radical part of this movement, he returned to the royalist/Catholic side.

References

^ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". d-nb.info. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ Barbarossa, Emp. "Hussite Wars". allempires.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ "The Life and Times of John Huss XIV Defeat and Retreat of the Emperor. January 9, 1420 – July 28, 1420". www.cristoraul.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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[nb-1] "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". d-nb.info. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[emp-2] Barbarossa, Emp. "Hussite Wars". allempires.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[crist-3] "The Life and Times of John Huss XIV Defeat and Retreat of the Emperor. January 9, 1420 – July 28, 1420". www.cristoraul.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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