Abstract
This study describes the situation in the leading Moravian royal city of Brno in the 1620s. Mostly evangelical Brno, where at the beginning of May 1619 there was a political coup in favour of the annexation of Moravia to the uprising of the Bohemian estates, faced far-reaching sanctions after the Battle of White Mountain. In addition to feeding the Catholic soldiers who occupied the city, the locals had to deal with severe political and economic sanctions. These were not only directed against the townspeople engaged in a defeated denominational political camp or resisting re-Catholicization pressure, but also had a negative affect on the everyday life of all people belonging to the city community. At the same time, even in the 1620s, Brno was beginning to be transformed into an important support for the power structures of the ruling Habsburg dynasty. This process was later completed by its victory over Olomouc in the competition for the status of provincial capital (1641/1642); Brno’s prestige was then increased thanks to its successful defence against the Swedes (1645). However, the awareness of deep humiliation and severe hardships entered into the collective memory of the citizens of Brno so strongly that, even after several decades, it determined the character of local memories of the immediate post-White Mountain period.
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