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Kingdom of Bohemia
The Kingdom of Bohemia, sometimes also referred to as the Czech Kingdom (; ; , sometimes ) was a state located in the region of Bohemia in Western Europe, whose territory is currently included in the modern-day Czech Republic. During its height, it also had parts of present AustriaGermanyHungaryItalyPolandSlovakiaSlovenia and Ukraine (For Zakarpattia Oblast). It was a kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire, and the King was a Prince-Elector of the empire until its dissolution in 1806. Many Kings of Bohemia were also elected Holy Roman Emperors. Its capital Prague was effectively the centre of the Holy Roman Empire in the late 14th century, and at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries. From 1526, the kingdom was continuously ruled by the House of Habsburg and its successor house Habsburg-Lorraine.

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