What happened during the first Defenestration of Prague in 1419?

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Prague Prague on the banks of the Vltava River.

The first Defenestration of Prague occurred in 1419 and was led by the Czech priest Jan Želivský. During this event, a crowd of Hussites—followers of the religious reformer Jan Hus—marched to the New Town Hall to demand the release of their imprisoned supporters.12

While the exact details of the provocation remain uncertain, accounts suggest that the crowd was met with verbal insults or that a stone was thrown at Želivský. In response, the enraged Hussites stormed the building and threw several city councilors from the windows. This act of violence served as a catalyst for the Hussite Wars, a period of conflict between religious reformers and Roman Catholic rulers that lasted until 1436.12