What was Prague like under Emperor Rudolf II?
Rudolf II's Prague
Rudolfinská Praha
1583–1612. Emperor Rudolf II moved his court from Vienna to Prague in 1583 and filled the castle with painters, astronomers and alchemists.
Where: Czechia
What happened
Emperor Rudolf II moved his court from Vienna to Prague in 1583 and filled the castle with painters, astronomers and alchemists. Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler worked for him, and his collection of art and curiosities was famous across Europe. In 1609 he signed the Letter of Majesty, which guaranteed freedom of religion in Bohemia.
Say it
Na dvoře Rudolfa II. pracovali astronomové i alchymisté.
Astronomers and alchemists worked at the court of Rudolf II.