It was so exciting to hear Prince Albert in the movie, "Young Victoria" say that their relative was King of Portugal, since the King of Portugal was the grandson of our ancestor Jaroslav Martinic, (or Martinice, or Martinitz,etc.) who was defenestrated. Many others were also related. I just love the connections.
My grandmother always also said "we were thrown out of the window." I had no idea what she meant. It was defenestration.
The Defenestration
On May 23, 1618, four Catholic Lords Regent, Count Jaroslav BoΕita of Martinice, Count Vilem Slavata of Chlum, Adam II von Sternberg (who was the supreme burgrave), and Matthew Leopold Popel Lobkowitz (who was the grand prior), arrived at the Bohemian Chancellory at 8:30 am.
They were tossed out the window......my relative went to Austria.
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