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In Prague Trixi studied at a high school, but it is said that studies did not interest her very much. She preferred to spend time with her aunt Františka Hrubišková, known also as the White Lady, who facilitated communication between rebels in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia government led by Alois Eliáš and Slovak anti-fascists. [3]
The best-known White Lady of the Czech Republic is the ghost of Perchta of Rožmberk at Rožmberk Castle. Perchta of Rožmberk (c. 1429–1476) was a daughter of an important Bohemian nobleman, Oldřich II of Rožmberk .
The castle picture gallery contains several valuable Czech and European paintings from artists of the Late Renaissance and Baroque eras, such as Bartholomeus Spranger, Karel Škréta, Jan Kupecký, and Norbert Grund. Among them the painting of Perchta, "the White Lady" of Rožmberk, one of the most famous ghosts in Bohemia. She has supposedly ...
The House of Rosenberg (Czech: Rožmberkové, sg. z Rožmberka ) was a prominent Bohemian noble family that played an important role in Czech medieval history from the 13th century until 1611. Members of this family held posts at the Prague royal (and later imperial) court, and were viewed as very powerful lords of the Kingdom of Bohemia .
With the Battle of White Mountain, 8 November 1620, the Counter-Reformation signaled the re-Catholicism of Prague. In 1624, the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II turned the church over to the Carmelites , and the church was consecrated to "Our Lady of Victories and Saint Anthony of Padua".
A White Lady is a type of female ghost. It may also refer to: White Ladies (novel), 1935 novel by Francis Brett Young This page was last edited on 11 ...
Pages in category "Lists of Czech women" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... First Lady of the Czech Republic; W. List of Czech women writers
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Czech This category exists only as a container for other categories of Czech women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.