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Karel the Elder of Žerotín
Karel the Elder of Žerotín was a Moravian nobleman, scholar and member of the Unity of the Brethren. As leader of the Moravian estates he sided with Archduke Matthias against Emperor Rudolf II in 1608, winning confirmation of their liberties, and served as governor of Moravia until 1615. He refused to join the Bohemian Revolt of 1618 and died at Přerov in 1636.
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