List of Bohemian high chancellors

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The list of Bohemian high chancellors gives an overview of the Habsburg high chancellors in Bohemia (German: böhmischen Oberstkanzler; Czech: Český Nejvyšší kancléř), between 1526 and 1749.

Bohemian High Chancellor

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In 1526, the Kingdom of Bohemia became part of Habsburg Austria. King Ferdinand I established the Bohemian Court Chancellery (Böhmische Hofkanzlei) with the High Supreme Chancellor at its head. He was responsible for the administration of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown.

Initially, the Bohemian Court Chancellery has a certain autonomy, but this decreased over the years.
The seat of this Court Chancellery was initially the Old royal palace in the Prague Castle. But after the Bohemian Revolt was suppressed in the Battle of the White Mountain in 1620, the Court Chancellery was transferred to Vienna and placed solely under the control of the Austrian King. In 1749 the Bohemian Court Chancellery was dissolved completely and organizationally merged with the Austrian Court Chancellery.

List of chancellors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jireček, Josef (1876). Leben des Obersten Hofkanzlers von Böhmen, Wilhelm Grafen Slavata (in German). Verlag der Königl. Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, In Commission bei Fr. Tempsky. p. 15.

Sources

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  • Michael Hochedlinger, Petr Maťa, Thomas Winkelbauer (Hrsg.): Verwaltungsgeschichte der Habsburgermonarchie in der Frühen Neuzeit. Band 1: Hof und Dynastie, Kaiser und Reich, Zentralverwaltungen, Kriegswesen und landesfürstliches Finanzwesen. Böhlau Verlag, Wien 2019, ISBN 978-3-205-20766-5, Page 482
  • Thomas Fellner: Oberste böhmische Kanzler. In: Die österreichische Zentralverwaltung Geschichtliche Übersicht. Anhang. Verzeichnis der Inhaber der obersten Hofwürden und der Vorstände der Zentralbehörden. Wien 1907 Page 282