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  1. Apr 15, 2024 · king (1378-1419), Germany. emperor (1378-1400), Holy Roman Empire. Wenceslas (born Feb. 26, 1361, Nürnberg—died Aug. 16, 1419, Prague) was a German king and, as Wenceslas IV, king of Bohemia. His weak and tempestuous, though eventful, reign was continually plagued by wars and princely rivalries that he was unable to control, plunging his ...

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  2. 6 days ago · Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sigismund (February 14, 1368 – December 9, 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor for four years from 1433 until 1437, and the last Emperor of the House of Luxemburg. He was also one of the longest ruling Kings of Hungary, reigning for fifty years from 1387 to 1437.

  3. 4 days ago · Czech Republic. Germany. Poland. The Kingdom of Bohemia ( Czech: České království ), [a] sometimes referenced in English literature as the Czech Kingdom, [8] [9] [a] was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe. It was the predecessor of the modern Czech Republic . The Kingdom of Bohemia was an Imperial State in the Holy Roman ...

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  4. May 1, 2024 · The House of Hohenzollern (/ ˌ h oʊ ə n ˈ z ɒ l ər n /, US also /-n ˈ z ɔː l-,-n t ˈ s ɔː l-/; German: Haus Hohenzollern, pronounced [ˌhaʊs hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ⓘ; Romanian: Casa de Hohenzollern) is a formerly royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) German dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenburg, Prussia, the German ...

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  5. 4 days ago · Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics. In 1590, when Ferdinand was 11 years old, they sent him to study at the Jesuits' college in ...

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  7. Apr 17, 2024 · Who is your favorite Holy Roman Emperor? For me, mines would be Emperor and King Sigismund of Hungary and Croatia: Sigismund, son of Charles IV and member of the House of Luxembourg is remembered for his part in the Hussite Wars, the Crusade and Battle of Nicopolis and his many other ventures during his reign. Archived post.

  8. Apr 15, 2024 · Wenceslas I (born 1205—died Sept. 23, 1253) was the king of Bohemia from 1230 who brought Austria under his dynasty while using the influence of German colonists and craftsmen to keep Bohemia strong, prosperous, and culturally progressive. Succeeding his father, Přemysl Otakar I, in 1230, Wenceslas prevented Mongol armies from attacking ...

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