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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.
- 29 November 1378 – 16 August 1419
- Anna von Schweidnitz
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.
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361–1419); later elected King of Germany (formally King of the Romans) and on his father's death, became King of Bohemia (as Wenceslaus IV) and Emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire; married firstly to Joanna of Bavaria in 1370 and secondly to Sophia of Bavaria in 1389. son (born and died 11 July 1362).
- 26 August 1346 – 29 November 1378
- Elisabeth of Bohemia
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Wenceslaus IV , 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. As he belonged to the House of Luxembourg, he was also Duke of Luxembourg from 1383 to 1388.
Nov 18, 2021 · The killing of the town council members shocked the authorities and, according to legend, so upset King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia that he died of a stroke upon hearing of it. His half-brother, Sigismund of Hungary, appealed to the pope for permission to launch a crusade against the heretics of Bohemia, and the Hussite Wars began.
- Joshua J. Mark
"Wenceslas IV" published on by null. (1361–1419)King of Bohemia (1376–1419), King of Germany (1378–1400), and Holy Roman Emperor (1378–1400). A weak king, he was overcome by the ambitions of the imperial princes, the town leagues, and by his brother Sigismund.
WENCESLAUS IV°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.
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