![]() ![]() In 1618, two Imperial governors and their secretary were tossed from the Prague Castle, sparking the Thirty Years War. ![]() In 1419, seven town officials were thrown from the Town Hall, precipitating the Hussite War. The term originates from two incidents in history, both occurring in Prague. So I had to search the web to see if defenestration is a thing. In 1618 in a room of Prague Castle, imperial agents Slavata & Borita of Martinic left the room this way. A quick search on Twitter suggests that it has been used in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2019. I wasn’t sure what I was more impressed with, that somebody knew the answer, or that there is actually a word for throwing someone out the window.Īnd apparently, this is not the first time that the word defenestration has been used in Jeopardy. ![]()
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