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Nov 15, 2018 · Charles IV died from pneumonia in 1378. His son from the third marriage, Wenceslaus, became the new King of Bohemia and also Emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire.
Charles IV (1316 – 1378) was a gifted politician and blessed with a sensual and creative mind. He used these talents to craft a spectacular vision of his own sacred role as both King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. During his lifetime he was busy crafting a number of spectacular “props”, “scenographies” and “scripts”, which he ...
Charles IV (Czech: Karel IV.; German: Karl IV.; Latin: Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378), also known as Charles of Luxembourg, born Wenceslaus (Czech: Václav, German: Wenzel), was the first King of Bohemia to become Holy Roman Emperor. He was a member of the House of Luxembourg from his father's side and the Bohemian House of Přemyslid from his mother's side; he emphasized the ...
Sep 20, 2005 · Crowned King of Bohemia in 1347, Charles IV (1316-1378) sought to make his capital city – Prague – the cultural rival of Paris and Rome. The remarkable flowering of art that transformed the city into Bohemia's Gothic jewel will be celebrated at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, beginning September 20, in the exhibition Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437 – a landmark presentation of ...
Jan 26, 1996 · A Source Book for Mediaeval History, (New York: Charles Scribner's, 1905), pp. 284-298. This text is part of the Internet Medieval Source Book. The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts related to medieval and Byzantine history. Unless otherwise indicated the specific electronic form of the document is copyright.
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. He was born as the eldest son in the family and was heir apparent to vast ...
Apr 15, 2023 · In 1346, Charles IV was elected by the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire to become “King of the Romans” and took the name Charles IV, thanks to the efforts of his father and Pope Clement VI, who had excommunicated the previous emperor. Despite being made Emperor, Charles IV did not immediately wield full authority.