Visits of Joseph II. in Hradec Králové, or How the Emperor Got a Rag

In 1765, Emperor Josef II. decided to transform Hradec Králové into a military fortress that would protect the right wing of the Austrian army in the section from Hradec Králové to Vrchlabí against the increasingly aggressive Prussia, and work on its construction began the very next year. And because he was distrustful and liked to see everything in reality, he drove for the construction of the fortress regularly. One of the first visits took place on June 4, 1766,…
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