What's in a Prague street name
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I could talk about myself for ages, or I could point out that https://english.radio.cz/ed-ley-englishman-recording-stories-pragues-streets-one-one-8806941 is over two years old but still largely stands (other than the Twitter links).
Category: Jagiellonians
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Originally published on X on 22 January 2024. You know where Kraków is. Like me, you may also be wondering when people stopped spelling it ‘Cracow’ in English (full disclosure: I was never a fan of that spelling). Kraków is named after Krakus, the alleged founder of the city (and its castle, Wawel), who apparently…
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Originally published on X on 10 January 2024. Vladislav/Władysław/Vladislaus/Ulászló was born in 1456, as the eldest son of Casimir IV Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. His mother was Elizabeth of Austria, granddaughter of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (and King of Bohemia from 1419 to 1437). Elizabeth’s brother, Ladislaus the Posthumous (Ladislav…
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Originally published on Twitter on 24 September 2022. Jagellonská was built in 1896. Continuing (and ending) this trilogy of streets, the Jagiellonian dynasty was founded by Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania, in 1386. In their time, they ruled Poland, Lithuania, Hungary and Bohemia. The dynasty is known as the Jagiellonowie, the Jogailaičiai, the Jagelló and…
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