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Jan Žižka
Sign in to saveAlso known as John the One-Eyed, Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha, Žižka of the Chalice, John of the Chalice, John ŽIžka of the Chalice, John Ziska, John of Trotznov, Johann Ziska
Czech Hussite military leader (circa 1360 - 1424)
Key facts
- Native name
- Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha
- Nicknames
- John the One-eyed, Žižka of the Chalice
- Born
- c. 1360, Trocnov , Bohemia
- Died
- 11 October 1424 (1424-10-11) (aged 63–64), Žižkovo Pole near Přibyslav , Bohemia
- Buried
- Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
- Allegiance
- Taborites (1419–1423), Orebites (1423–1424)
- Service years
- c. 1378–1424
- Rank
- Chamberlain to Queen Sofia of Bavaria
- Conflicts
- Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War Battle of Grunwald Hussite Wars Battle of Nekmíř Battle of Sudoměř Battle of Vítkov Hill Battle of Vyšehrad Battle of Kutná Hora Battle of Nebovidy Battle of Německý Brod Battle of Hořice Battle of Malešov
- Awards
- A castle near Litoměřice . He gave the biblical name of Chalice (Kalich in Czech) to this new possession
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Bohemia
- Place of birth
- Trocnov
- Place of death
- Přibyslav
- Occupation
- soldier
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Field of work
- Hussites
- Conflict
- Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War
- Military rank
- commander-in-chief
- Image
- Jan Žižka – Adolf Liebscher – 1904.jpg
- Work location
- Prague
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- Jan Žižka
- date of birth
- 1376-00-00
- date of death
- 1424-10-11
- medical condition
- one-eyed
- topic's main category
- Category:Jan Žižka
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- plague
- ethnic group
- Czechs
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- Jan Žižka
- name in native language
- Jan Žižka z Trocnova а Kalicha
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Encyclopedic overview
Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech military leader and knight who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborite faction during the Hussite Wars. Renowned for his exceptional military skill, Žižka is celebrated as a Czech national hero. Žižka led the Hussite forces in battles against three crusades and remained undefeated throughout his military career.
Žižka was born in the village of Trocnov, located in the Kingdom of Bohemia, into a family of lower Czech nobility. According to Piccolomini's Historia Bohemica, he maintained connections within the royal court during his youth and later held the office of Chamberlain to Queen Sofia of Bavaria. He fought in the Battle of Grunwald (15 July 1410), where he defended Radzyń against the Teutonic Order. Later, he played a prominent role in the civil wars in Bohemia. He led the Hussites during the first important clashes of the conflict in the Battle of Sudoměř (1420) and in the Battle of Vítkov Hill (1420). In the Battle of Kutná Hora (1421) he defeated the army of the Holy Roman Empire and the Hungarian Kingdom. The effectiveness of his field artillery against the royal cavalry in this battle made it a successful element of Hussite armies.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jan Žižka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.