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  2. Roman Catholic. Wenceslaus III ( Czech: Václav III., Hungarian: Vencel, Polish: Wacław, Croatian: Vjenceslav, Slovak: Václav; 6 October 1289 – 4 August 1306) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1301 and 1305, and King of Bohemia and Poland from 1305. He was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia, who was later also crowned king of ...

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Wenceslas III (born Oct. 6, 1289—died Aug. 4, 1306, Olomouc, Moravia, Bohemia) was the last king of the Přemyslid dynasty of Bohemia, king of Hungary from 1301 to 1304, and claimant to the Polish throne; his brief reign in Bohemia was cut short by his assassination, which also prevented him from asserting his right to Poland. Wenceslas ...

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  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Wenceslas (born Feb. 26, 1361, Nürnberg—died Aug. 16, 1419, Prague) was a German king and, as Wenceslas IV, king of Bohemia.

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  5. King Weneceslaus III was The King of Hungary (between 1301 and 1305) and later King of Bohemia and Poland (1305), and the last member of the famous Přemyslid dynasty. At the age of only 16, he was assassinated at the Olomouc Castle on 8 August 1306.

  6. Dec 19, 2019 · by World History Edu · December 19, 2019. Quick Facts about St Wenceslas. Saint Wencelas Facts. Who was Saint Wenceslas? Born in present-day Prague, Wenceslas (also called Wenceslaus) was the duke of Bohemia in the 10 th century CE.

  7. Wenceslaus III, c.1289–1306, king of Bohemia (1305–6) and of Hungary (1301–5), son and successor of Wenceslaus II. On the death of Andrew III of Hungary, last of the Arpad dynasty, he was elected (1301) king of Hungary. Unable to assert his authority in Hungary, he relinquished (1305) his claim to Duke Otto of Bavaria.

  8. By Tracy A. Burns. When Bohemian King Wenceslas (Václav) III was murdered in Olomouc August 4, 1306, the male line of the legendary Přemysl dynasty, which had begun in the ninth century, came to an abrupt and tragic end. The Luxembourg clan took over Bohemia while the Piasts became rulers of Poland. The Přemyslid dynasty.

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