House of Luxembourg

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medieval European dynasty royal house

The House of Luxembourg was a prominent medieval European royal dynasty that produced several Holy Roman Emperors and kings, notably influencing the politics of Central Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval European dynasty → royal house →
activeInPeriod	14th century → 15th century →
coatOfArms	barry of ten argent and azure, a lion rampant gules crowned, armed and langued or →
continent	Europe →
countryOfOrigin	County of Luxembourg →
declinePeriod	15th century →
dynasticRival	House of Habsburg → House of Wittelsbach →
foundedBy	Henry V, Count of Luxembourg →
hasMember	Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor → Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor → John of Bohemia → Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor → Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia →
hasTitle	Count of Luxembourg → Holy Roman Emperor → King of Bohemia → King of Hungary → King of the Romans →
language	French → German → Latin →
lastHolyRomanEmperorFromHouse	Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor →
notableFor	influence on Central European politics → producing Holy Roman Emperors → producing kings of Bohemia →
originatesFrom	Luxembourg →
politicalSphereOfInfluence	Bohemia → Central Europe → Holy Roman Empire → Hungary →
predecessor	House of Ardenne–Luxembourg →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
ruledTerritory	Bohemia → County of Luxembourg → Kingdom of Germany → Kingdom of Hungary →
significantEvent	Golden Bull of 1356 issued by Charles IV → accession of John of Bohemia to the Bohemian throne in 1310 → coronation of Henry VII as Holy Roman Emperor in 1312 → election of Charles IV as King of the Romans in 1346 → election of Henry VII as King of the Romans in 1308 → reign of Sigismund as Holy Roman Emperor → reign of Wenceslaus IV as King of Bohemia →
successor	House of Valois-Burgundy →
timeOfGreatestPower	reign of Charles IV →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Holy Roman Emperor ("Luxembourg dynasty") → King of Bohemia → King of Italy → Margrave of Moravia →	associatedDynasty
Anne of Bohemia → Charles of Luxembourg → John of Bohemia →	nobleFamily
Blanche of Valois → Coat of arms of Luxembourg →	associatedWith
Anne of Bohemia ("Luxembourg dynasty") → Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor →	dynasty
Bohemia ("Luxembourg dynasty") → Duchy of Austria →	rulingDynasty
Anna of Bavaria ("Luxembourg dynasty") →	associatedWithDynasty
Queen of Bohemia ("Luxembourg dynasty") →	linkedDynasty
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor →	memberOfDynasty
Palais du Luxembourg ("Luxembourg family") →	namedAfter
autobiographical writings (Vita Caroli) ("Luxembourg dynasty") →	relatedTo
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia →	royalHouse
Anna of Bavaria →	spouseHouse
King of Bohemia ("Luxembourg dynasty") →	titleHeldBy
Duke of Limburg →	usedBy
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg ("Luxembourgish royal family") →	wasBornInto