What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on Twitter on 17 July 2022.

Žerotínova was built before 1875.

Karel starší ze Žerotína / Karel the Elder from Žerotín (1564-1636) was born to an ancient Moravian noble family. He studied in Ivančice, Strasbourg and Basel.

In 1594, he commanded the Moravian Cavalry in the Ottoman wars.

In 1599, he was put on trial for alleged treasonous connections. He was acquitted but also relieved of his posts.

From 1608 to 1615, he was regional governor of Moravia, managing to secure the religious freedom of Protestants for a few more years.

After the Battle of Bílá Hora, he provided asylum to priests of the Unitas Fratrum.

He voluntarily emigrated to Wrocław in 1629, and helped the Unitas Fratrum move their library (the Kralitzer Library) there.

He moved to Přerov in 1633, and died there three years later.