Freedom of Religion in Bohemia

Date: July 9, 1609 • Location: Okres Kolín, Czech Republic

Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II.

Bohemia is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohemian kings, including Moravia and Czech Silesia, in which case the term refers to the historical cultural and political space of the Czech people. The smaller region is then referred to as Bohemia proper as a means of distinction.