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WENCESLAUS IV, KING OF BOHEMIA. Reigned 1378 to Aug. 16, 1419; German king, 1378 to 1410; b. Nuremberg, Germany, Feb. 2, 1361; d. Prague. The son of Emperor Charles IV, he was crowned king of Bohemia when three years old. He was elected king of the Romans in 1376, and after his father's death in 1378, German king.
Good King Wenceslas, known historically as Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, was born around 907 AD in the Kingdom of Bohemia, part of the present-day Czech Republic. His early life was set against a backdrop of significant political and religious upheaval, as Christianity was beginning to take root in a region previously dominated by pagan beliefs.
Dec 19, 2019 · Birth and Childhood. Wenceslas was born in 907 CE in Stochov (present-day Czech) to parents – Vrastislaus I (Duke of Bohemia) and Drahomíra. Vrastislaus I, who hailed from the influential Přemysl dynasty, ruled Bohemia from 870 to 889 CE. It has been stated that Wenceslas picked up his Christian values from his father’s side.
Wenceslaus IV (also Wenceslas; Czech: Václav; German: Wenzel, nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 1361 – 16 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he was deposed in 1400.
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Mar 24, 2021 · Born as Wenceslaus, he was later known as Charles IV and succeeded his father as king. But he was not to stop at that. He rose in power and eventually became the Holy Roman Emperor, the first head of the Kingdom of Bohemia to reach that position.
Portal. : Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category, Wikidata item. (1361–1419) Wenceslaus (also Wenceslas; Czech: Václav; German: Wenzel) was King of Bohemia from 1363 and German King from 1376.
WENCESLAUS IV ° (1361–1419), German emperor from 1378 to 1400 and king of Bohemia from 1378 to 1419; son of Charles iv. Wenceslaus, who was in constant pecuniary need, continued his father's policy of relinquishing his legal and economic rights over the Jews (see *servi camerae regis) in return for financial benefits.
