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      • The son of John of Luxemburg, Charles was educated at the French court and fought the English at Crécy, where his father's heroic death made him king of Bohemia.
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  2. May 10, 2024 · Charles IV (born May 14, 1316, Prague—died Nov. 29, 1378, Prague) was a German king and king of Bohemia from 1346 to 1378 and Holy Roman emperor from 1355 to 1378, one of the most learned and diplomatically skillful sovereigns of his time.

  3. Charles IV was born Wenceslaus, on May 14, 1316, in Prague, modern day Czech Republic, to King John of the ‘Luxembourg Dynasty,’ while his mother was Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. He was named Wenceslaus on his birth after his maternal grandfather, King Wenceslaus II.

  4. May 21, 2018 · Charles IV (1316-1378) reigned as king of Bohemia from 1346 and Holy Roman emperor from 1355. He strengthened monarchical authority and increased intellectual and cultural contact between Bohemia and the West. On May 14, 1316, Charles IV was born in Bohemia, the son of John of Luxemburg, King of Bohemia. Charles was taken by his father to ...

  5. Charles IV, also known as Charles of Luxembourg, born Wenceslaus, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 until his death in 1378. He was elected King of Germany in 1346 and became King of Bohemia that same year.

  6. The Castle in Lauf – also known as the Wenzelschloss – was constructed by Charles IV in 1356 on the road between Prague and Nuremberg. Charles IV (1316 - 1378) was king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. This year Prag and Nuremberg celebrates the 700-year anniversary of his birth.

  7. Nov 20, 2020 · May 14, 1316 – November 29, 1378. Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV was born on May 14, 1316 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Originally named Wenceslas, the young boy was born into Bohemian royalty. His father, John of Luxembourg, was the king of Bohemia. Wenceslas’ mother, Elizabeth, was a member of Bohemia’s former ruling family: the Premsylid.

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