Editing Charles University (section)

===Protestant academy (1419–1622)===
[[File:Praha Karolinum výklenek 1.jpg|thumb|[[Karolinum]] – the oldest building of Charles University built in the 14th century|358x358px]]

The [[Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague|faculty of arts]] became a centre of the [[Hussite]] movement, and the chief doctrinal authority of the [[Utraquists]]. No degrees were given in the years 1417–30; at times there were only eight or nine professors.<ref name = "CE" /> Emperor [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund]], son of Charles IV, took what was left into his personal property and some progress was made. The emperor [[Ferdinand I of Germany|Ferdinand I]] called the [[Jesuits]] to Prague and in 1562 they opened an academy—the ''[[Clementinum]]''. From 1541 till 1558 the Czech humanist {{ill|Mattheus Collinus|de|Matthaeus Collinus}} (1516–1566) was a professor of Greek language.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://libri.cz/databaze/kdo18/search.php?zp=6&name=KOL%CDN | work = KDO BYL KDO v našich dějinách do roku 1918 | title = KOLÍN (Kalina) z CHOTĚŘINY Matouš (Mattheus Collinus a Choterina) | language = cs | access-date = 2008-03-08 | archive-date = 2016-08-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160829011932/http://libri.cz/databaze/kdo18/search.php?zp=6&name=KOL%CDN | url-status = dead}}</ref> Some progress was made again when the emperor [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor|Rudolph II]] took up residence in Prague. In 1609 the obligatory celibacy of the professors was abolished.<ref name = "Timeline">{{cite web | url = http://www.cuni.cz/UKENG-3.html | title = Timeline of Charles University in Prague | publisher = Charles University | date = 12 June 2006}}</ref> In 1616 the Jesuit Academy became a university. (It could award academic degrees.)<ref name = "Timeline" />

Jesuits were expelled 1618–1621 during the early stages of the [[Thirty Years' War]], which was started in Prague by anti-Catholic and anti-Imperial Bohemians. By 1622, the Jesuits had a predominant influence over the emperor. An Imperial decree of 19 September 1622 gave the Jesuits supreme control over the entire school system of Bohemia, [[Moravia]], and [[Silesia]]. The last four professors at the Carolinum resigned, and all of the Carolinum and nine colleges went to the Jesuits. The right of handing out degrees, of holding chancellorships, and of appointing the secular professors was also granted to the Jesuits.