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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.
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
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Wenceslaus I ( Czech: Václav I.; c. 1205 – 23 September 1253), called One-Eyed, was King of Bohemia from 1230 to 1253. Wenceslaus was a son of Ottokar I of Bohemia and his second wife Constance of Hungary.
- 15 December 1230 – 23 September 1253
- Constance of Hungary
Apr 15, 2024 · Son of the Holy Roman emperor Charles IV, Wenceslas was crowned king of Bohemia in 1363 and king of the Romans in 1376, proving a largely incompetent ruler after his father’s death in 1378.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wenceslaus I (Czech: Václav [ˈvaːtslaf] ⓘ; c. 907 – 28 September 935), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the Prince of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he was assassinated by his younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel.
- 13 February 921 −, 28 September 935 or 929
- Drahomíra
Apr 15, 2024 · Wenceslas I, prince of Bohemia, Christian martyr, and patron saint of the Czech Republic. He was raised by his Christian grandmother, St. Ludmila, who was murdered by order of Wenceslas’s pagan mother. Learn more about his life, death, and legacy with this article.
Dec 19, 2019 · Born in present-day Prague, Wenceslas (also called Wenceslaus) was the duke of Bohemia in the 10 th century CE. Although his mother deeply held pagan views, the Bohemian ruler remained resolute in defending Christian values and belief.
