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  2. German: Karl IV.; Latin: Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378 [1] ), also known as Charles of Luxembourg, born Wenceslaus ( Czech: Václav, German: Wenzel ), [2] was Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 until his death in 1378. He was elected King of Germany ( King of the Romans) in 1346 and became King of Bohemia that same year.

  3. www.britannica.com › summary › Charles-IV-Holy-RomanCharles IV summary | Britannica

    Charles IV, orig. Wenceslas known as Charles of Luxembourg, (born May 14, 1316, Prague—died Nov. 29, 1378, Prague), King of the Germans and of Bohemia (1346–78) and Holy Roman emperor (1355–78). Charles was elected German king in place of Louis IV in 1346. That same year his father died in a war against England, and Charles became king of ...

  4. Close. Coat of arms of the House of LuxembourgBohemia. Arms of Charles IV as Holy Roman Emperor. He was the eldest son and heir of John of Bohemia, King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg, who died at the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346.

  5. Charles IV (Czech: Karel IV., German: Karl IV., Latin: Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378), born Wenceslaus, was a King of Bohemia and the first King of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor. He was a member of the House of Luxembourg from his father's side and the House of Premyslid from his mother's side, which he emphasised ...

  6. The death of Charles the next year prevented any French intervention in Byzantium. Death and legacy. Charles IV died in 1328 at the Château de Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, and is interred with his third wife, Jeanne d'Évreux, in Saint Denis Basilica, with his heart buried at the now-demolished church of the Couvent des Jacobins in Paris.

  7. CHARLES IV ° ( Charles of Luxembourg ; 1316–1378), king of Germany and Bohemia 1347–78; Holy Roman Emperor from 1355. The *Black Death and accompanying massacres of the Jews occurred during his reign. Charles ineffectually offered his protection to the Jews in *Bohemia, *Moravia, and *Silesia, and ordered the municipalities in *Luxembourg ...

  8. Charles IV died at the age of 62, on 29th November 1378. Even his lavish funeral, accompanied by momentous ceremonials, gave witness to the political power of one of Europe’s most noteworthy rulers.

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