The Battle Hostile_encounter of Kressenbrunn was fought Hostile_encounter in July 1260 near Groissenbrunn in Lower Austria between the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary for the possession of the duchies of Austria and Styria .

In 1251 Ottokar 's father King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia had not only granted Giving him the title of a Margrave of Moravia but also installed Placing him as duke of Austria and Styria , territories that were princeless after the ruling Babenberg dynasty Change_of_leadership had become Becoming extinct in 1246 .

When Ottokar followed Removing his father as King of Bohemia in 1253 , Béla , distrustful of his rising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale power , claimed Statement the Styrian duchy .

The Protestant Bohemians ousted Change_of_leadership the Habsburgs and elected Choosing the Calvinist Frederick V , Elector of the Rhenish Palatinate as the new king of the Kingdom of Bohemia .

After the atrocities committed Commitment in Bohemia , Saxony finally gave Giving its support Supporting to the Protestant Union and decided Deciding to fight Hostile_encounter back .

The Thirty Years ' War devastated Destroying entire regions , resulting in Causation high mortality , especially among the populations of the German and Italian states , the Crown of Bohemia , and the Southern Netherlands .

The Hussite community included Cause_to_be_included most of the Czech population of the Kingdom of Bohemia and formed Coming_to_be a major spontaneous military power .

The Hussites agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to submit Submitting_documents to the authority of the King of Bohemia and the Roman Catholic Church , and were allowed Preventing_or_letting to practice Practice their somewhat variant rite .

In a remarkable trek Self_motion , his cavalry set off Departing for Bohemia and evaded Escaping capture .

As neither side was ready for a full-scale war , Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia brokered Resolve_problem a nine-month truce .

When the Protestant estates in Bohemia requested Request even more liberties , Rudolf sent Sending in an army to quiet them .

Being without heirs , in 1617 Matthias had his cousin Ferdinand of Styria elected Choosing King of Bohemia , a gesture which amounted to naming him as his successor .

The Saxons hoped to receive relief from the Austrian army which was across the border in neighbouring Bohemia under Marshal Browne .