In the history of the Czech lands, which 15th-century Bohemian monarch is remembered as the 'Hussite King' and for proposing an international peace league of Christian rulers?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. George of Poděbrady (Jiří z Poděbrad)
- Step 1: Elected in 1458, George of Poděbrady was the only native Czech nobleman to reign as king, famously proposing a multilateral European league to maintain collective security. Answer: George of Poděbrady (Jiří z Poděbrad). Why not the others: Ladislaus the Posthumous, Vladislaus II Jagiellon and Louis II Jagiellon do not fit this historical event or period.
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