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An intellectual exiled from this kingdom expressed his despair in an allegory titled The Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart. In this kingdom, an index of banned books called the Key Closing and Opening Heresies was written by a Jesuit graduate of the Clementinum. Frances Yates claims that the Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz was written in support of a future king of this region. Twenty-seven crosses marked on cobblestones (15[1])commemorate noblemen from this region killed in the (*) Old Town Square execution. This region was forcibly re-Catholicized after a battle where Christian of Anhalt’s army was crushed by the Count of Tilly. (10[1])For 10 points, name this kingdom whose defeat at the Battle of White Mountain led to the eclipse of Czech culture. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Bohemia [prompt on Czechia or the Czech Republic] (The ruler mentioned is Frederick the Winter King.)
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