▁to ▁the ▁Frei her ren ▁of ▁Ne uber g ▁( Pod hr ad í ). ▁When ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 4 ▁Kon rad ▁von ▁Ne ub urg ▁died ▁without ▁a ▁male ▁he ir , ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁Hed wig ▁von ▁Ne ub urg ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁Kon rad ▁von ▁Z ed tw itz , ▁A sch ▁passed ▁into ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁noble ▁House ▁of ▁Z ed tw itz . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 7 , ▁the ▁A š ▁region ▁was ▁finally ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Land s ▁of ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁Crown ▁by ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁king ▁Ferdinand ▁I . ▁Like ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁E ger land , ▁it ▁remained ▁Protest ant ▁until ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁as ▁the ▁C ounter ▁Re formation ▁did ▁not ▁stretch ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Boh em ian ▁border lands . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁Peace ▁of ▁West phal ia , ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁conf ession ▁of ▁the ▁citizens ▁was ▁confirmed . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 4 , ▁Em press ▁Maria ▁Ther esa ▁officially ▁med iat ised ▁A š ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁crown ▁land ▁within ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy , ▁against ▁the ▁delay ing ▁resistance ▁by ▁the ▁Z ed tw itz ▁noble ▁family . ▁Nevertheless , ▁she ▁granted ▁its ▁Protest ant ▁citizens ▁freedom ▁of ▁religion , ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁Pat ent ▁of ▁Tol er ation , ▁issued ▁by ▁her ▁son ▁Emperor ▁Joseph ▁II .