Declaration by Czech and Moravian nobles © full text and autographs of signatories (January 1939)

Full typed text and original autograph signature pages of the Second Declaration of Czech and Moravian Nobility, present to President Emil Hácha at Prague Castle on 24 January 1939. The declaration begins "Speakable Mr President" and affairs the nobility's loyalty to the Czech nation and state. Pages 1©4 containing the typed Czech text; pages 5©7 containing handwriten signatures of the noble signatures including members of the Kinský, Lobkowicz, Schwarzenberg, Kolowrat, Czernin, Belcredi, Thurn-Hohenstein, Mensdorff-Pouilly, and Serényi families among others. This is the declaration cited by Reinhard Heydrich in his letter to Martin Bormann of 16 May 1942 as the established basis for imposing forced administration on the states of the Czech nobility. Scanned from originals held by Jan Drocár. Distict from record 3512 (signage page from the Third Declaration, September 1939, sourced from Český Šternberk castle archivale).

Full typed text and original autograph signature pages of the Second Declaration of Czech and Moravian Nobility, presented to President Emil Hácha at Prague Castle on 24 January 1939. The declaration begins "Slovutný pane presidente" and affirms the nobility's loyalty to the Czech nation and state. Pages 1–4 contain the typed Czech text; pages 5–7 contain handwritten signatures of the noble signatories including members of the Kinský, Lobkowicz, Schwarzenberg, Kolowrat, Czernin, Belcredi, Thurn-Hohenstein, Mensdorff-Pouilly, and Serényi families among others. This is the declaration cited by Reinhard Heydrich in his letter to Martin Bormann of 16 May 1942 as the stated basis for imposing forced administration on the estates of the Czech nobility. Scanned from originals held by Jan Drocár. Distinct from record 3512 (signature page from the Third Declaration, September 1939, sourced from Český Šternberk castle archive).