Prokop the Great

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Siege of Pilsen (1433–34)

Prokop the Great (

patrician family living in Prague.

Initially, Prokop was a member of the

.

He also acted as leader of the Taborites during their frequent incursions into

and, after prolonged discussions, resolved to send an embassy to the council, Prokop the Great was its most prominent member, reaching Basel on 4 January 1433. When the negotiations there for a time proved fruitless, Prokop with the other envoys returned to Bohemia, where new internal troubles broke out.

A Taborite army led by Prokop the Great

, which was then in the hands of the Catholics. The discipline in the Hussite camp had, however, slackened in the course of prolonged warfare, and the Taborites encamped before Plzeň revolted against Prokop, who therefore returned to Prague.

Probably encouraged by these dissensions among the men of Tabor, the Bohemian nobility, both Catholic and Utraquist, formed a league for the purpose of opposing radicalism, which through the victories of Tabor had acquired great strength in the Bohemian towns. The struggle began at Prague. Aided by the nobles, the citizens of the Old Town took possession of the more radical

(30 May 1434). The Taborites were decisively defeated, and both Prokops, Great and Lesser, perished in the battle.

The fourth rifle regiment of Czechoslovak legions was named after him on July 1917.[3]

In popular culture

Martin Růžek portrayed Prokop the Great in 1963 film Spanilá jízda. Prokop the Great also appears in 2013 animated film The Hussites.^[4]

Prokop the Great is a supporting character in a 2022 video game 1428: Shadows over Silesia.

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References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Prokop". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.