We studied the life and work of one of Czech kings, Jiří z Poděbrad - George of Podebrady.
He was elected to be a king after death of Ladislav Habsbursky - some thought Jiri poisoned the young king, but in was proven that Ladislav had leukaemia.
Jiří tried to create something like European Union - a treaty among all Christian states.
- The member states would promise to settle all differences by peaceful means.
- There was to be a common parliament and other common institutions and supranational insignia.
He sent his courtiers to other kings to promote this idea. The plane didn´t work out then in 15th century.
From pupils´worksheets:
- He doesn´t look like a cool guy, because he is fat, but he was cool. He managed to give to Czech a period of peace and to the Europe a good idea.
- I like that he wasn´t whining about hard life - his parents weren´t married and it was a problem then and some people made fun of him. He didn´t mind and did his best, and ended as the only elected Czech king from Czećh nobility.
- He had to be really good at talking to people, since he managed to keep both catholics and hussites happy.
He proposed peace first to Czech warlords and then to whole Europe. I wonder how he did it that Czech people listened to him and accepted him.
