sentences:  Its linen production had made an international name for the city and it was prosperous.In 1192, Konstanz gained the status of Imperial City so it was henceforth subject only to the Holy Roman Emperor.In 1414 to 1418, the Council of Constance took place, during which, on 6 July 1415, John Hus (Czech religious thinker, philosopher and reformer), who was seen as a threat to Christianity by the Roman Catholic Church, was burned at the stake.