Bohemia without Hussites?

Hussites and the Hussite king - Jiri of Podebrady were disaster for Lands of the Bohemian Crown. 6 crusades, plundering of the land, destruction of relations with German states and Pope.
What if this did not happened? What if Bohemia did not fall to chaos in 15th Century?
 
The Hussites were very important for Czech Nationalism. The area was being assimilated into the German sphere- the Hussite wars led to a reduction of the German population and German influence. Then, the anti-Hussite Crusaders were mostly German and Magyar, driving home the point. There were German Hussite congregations, but it was mostly a Czech phenomenon.
 
Saying that the Hussites destroyed Bohemia's economy, prosperity, etc. is like saying that Bismarck destroyed Germany's economy, prosperity, etc. by 1945. Sure, the Hussite Wars devastated Bohemia and the surrounding lands, but it was both the Hussites' and the Romanists' fault.
That said, the Hussites were a proto-nationalist/religious reformist movement, with the religious element predominant, as (we all know) the Church was in dire need of reform, what with the Avignon Papacy's legacy, the general selling out of Church positions, etc. In fact, the Hussites, as described by a number of my History Professors, were an early spark of the Reformation that died out mainly because of the Czech-German linguistic divide and the relative lack of printing presses that were very integral to the spread of the actual Reformation. If, somehow, somebody more lenient or more effective than Wenceslaus and Sigismund were in possession of the crown, the Hussites might well have simmered down, much like the Lollards. The actual effects of not having a Hussite period are, well, hard to predict. Bohemia might well have Germanicized earlier, or became locked more effectively into either Hungary or Poland's orbit.
 
Saying that the Hussites destroyed Bohemia's economy, prosperity, etc. is like saying that Bismarck destroyed Germany's economy, prosperity, etc. by 1945. Sure, the Hussite Wars devastated Bohemia and the surrounding lands, but it was both the Hussites' and the Romanists' fault.
That said, the Hussites were a proto-nationalist/religious reformist movement, with the religious element predominant, as (we all know) the Church was in dire need of reform, what with the Avignon Papacy's legacy, the general selling out of Church positions, etc. In fact, the Hussites, as described by a number of my History Professors, were an early spark of the Reformation that died out mainly because of the Czech-German linguistic divide and the relative lack of printing presses that were very integral to the spread of the actual Reformation. If, somehow, somebody more lenient or more effective than Wenceslaus and Sigismund were in possession of the crown, the Hussites might well have simmered down, much like the Lollards. The actual effects of not having a Hussite period are, well, hard to predict. Bohemia might well have Germanicized earlier, or became locked more effectively into either Hungary or Poland's orbit.
There was a reason quite a few of Martin Luther's contemporaries accused him of being a Hussite when he first began spreading his ideas. Like you said, anybody addressing the problems of the Catholic Church at that time would have come up with more-or-less the same set of issues.

Wenceslaus was reasonably pragmatic when dealing with the Hussites, but without major changes there is almost no chance Sigismund would be able to take the throne without trouble. The Hussites are not going to accept the man who betrayed and murdered Jan Huss as their king without a fight; OTL they didn't agree to peace until after 18 years of civil war and Sigismund giving in to a good 90% of their original demands. The best way to avoid the Hussite Wars would be to either change when and how Huss dies, or have Sigismund die before inheriting the Bohemian throne.
 
I think that some kind of civil war would appear because the Bohemian nobility was quite powerful and they could fight of succession. It could be conflict between pro-German nobles, who would like to elect some German ruler as a king - that could lead to assimilation of Czechs and in 19th Century the incorporation of Bohemia to Grossdeutschland and pro-Slavic, which victory would either bind Bohemia to Polish influence, create something like electoral monarchy/noble republic or create some new dynasty of Bohemian rulers.
 
Not entirely sure precisely what Omen meant, but "gens" might well not be a typo. If it meant 'race' or 'clan' or some such it would make sense as stands. The warrior nobility/tradition/etc. wiped out, culture, not genetics.
Yes that is the thing what I wanted to say but i chose wrong words.
 
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