List Number: | 26747 |
EAN: | 9788024278308 |
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Manufacturer: | Brána |
Price excluding VAT: | 279,20 Kč (11,63 €) |
The book maps the fate of aristocracy in the Czech lands from the times of Czech kings to the present. It tells of exceptional men and women, but also about black sheep of the family, important diplomats, commanders and travelers, happy and unsuccessful marriages. It also contains a lot of attractions, for example why the governors ejected from the Prague Castle windows survived the fall without serious injuries, why Albrecht of Wallenstein buried three times, how many times she got married and how many lovers Kateřina Zaháňská, which we know as a princess of grandmother, why was Kateřina Bechyňová from Lažany sentenced to death by hunger or as Prince Adam František of Schwarzenberg died. It may be surprising that during the First Republic it was forbidden to use aristocratic titles and land reform was carried out, which greatly reduced the property of the aristocracy.