Sirotci

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Sirotci ( German Die Orphans , Czech also Sirotčí svaz or sirotčí bratrstvo ) was a radical wing of the supporters of the Hussites . The association, founded in 1423 , consisted mostly of city nobles who had allied themselves with Jan Žižka and the East Bohemian Hussites, the so-called Orebites . Since 1428 they were led by the priest Andreas Prokop , Jan Čapek ze Sán was elected commander in chief .

Cities owned by orphans

Nobles who were followers of the orphans