Jan Hus (1369-1415) and the Hussite wars (1419-1436) Musée protestant > Before 16th century > Jan Hus (1369-1415) and the Hussite wars (1419-1436) . Hus was a Czech priest, who, a century before Luther, called for a reform of the Chuch and was burnt at the stake. He was later tried and burnt at the stake. In 1419 a long series of wars began when Czech Hussites refused to accept a man named Sigismund (who was an anti-Hussite) as king of Bohemia. The Hussite movement began in the Kingdom of Bohemia and quickly spread throughout the remaining Lands of the Bohemian Crown, including Moravia and Silesia. The Bohemian Revolt (German: Böhmischer Aufstand; Czech: České stavovské povstání; 1618–1620) was an uprising of the Bohemian estates against the rule of the Habsburg dynasty that began the Thirty Years' War.It was caused by both religious and power disputes. A century before Martin Luther would nail his theses to the church door in Wittenberg, a few brave men were calling for church reform. We must decide whether to retain a distinct Hussite identity or join the wider Protestant Reformation. The Hussite sects had united under the famous Hussite warrior, Jan Žižka, in the war against the emperor Sigismund and the Catholics from 1419. 1417 Utraquism ratified by Charles University, Roman bishops forced to ordain Hussite priests. The Hussite Revolt. What was a main demand of the Hussite rebellion? In the early 15 th century, the bitter religious divisions that would create Protestantism were beginning to take shape. A) Permission for communion with both bread and wine B) Power to elect their own pope C) Demand for an imperial elector D) Permission to dispense with the sacraments E) Nationalization of Church property. A century before Martin Luther would nail his theses to the church door in Wittenberg, a few brave men were calling for church reform. The German Peasants' War, Great Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt (German: Deutscher Bauernkrieg) was a widespread popular revolt in some German-speaking areas in Central Europe from 1524 to 1525. It failed because of intense opposition from the aristocracy, who slaughtered up to 100,000 of the 300,000 poorly armed peasants and farmers. 1419 Priest Jan Zelivsky leads defenestration of city officials in Prague; Jan Zizka emerges as Hussite military leader; Hussites begin to gather for mass worship services on Bohemian hilltops It also made inroads into the northern parts of the Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia), but was rejected and gained infamy for the plundering behavior of the Hussite soldiers. Hussite traditions are still remembered amongst the people of Bohemia. The Hussite movement began in the Kingdom of Bohemia and quickly spread throughout the remaining Lands of the Bohemian Crown, including Moravia and Silesia.It also made inroads into the northern parts of the Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia), but was rejected and gained infamy for the plundering behavior of the Hussite soldiers. … In the early 15 th century, the bitter religious divisions that would create Protestantism were beginning to take shape. Hussite a member or follower of the religious movement begun by the Bohemian religious reformer John Huss (c.1372–1415).A rector of Prague University, he supported the views of Wyclif, attacked ecclesiastical abuses, and was excommunicated in 1411. Now that the thesis of Luther has been widely known, more and more important people are openly declaring themselves to be Protestant rather than Hussite. (Although the Hussite movement was also a nationalist one. At that time many of the people who lived in Czech towns were Germans and nearly all the important posts in the Church were held by Germans). Hussite Rebellion. The Hussite Revolt.