Charles of Luxembourg

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Charles of Luxembourg, better known as Charles IV, was a 14th-century Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia noted for his political reforms and patronage of culture in Central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
human
alsoKnownAs Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Charles IV

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Karel IV.
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Karl IV.
birthDate 1316-05-14
birthName Wenceslaus
birthPlace Kingdom of Bohemia
Prague
burialPlace St. Vitus Cathedral
child Anne of Bohemia
Elizabeth of Bohemia
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
coronationDate 1355-04-05
coronationPlace Rome
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bohemia
crownedAs Holy Roman Emperor
deathDate 1378-11-29
deathPlace Kingdom of Bohemia
Prague
electedAs King of the Romans
electionDate 1346-07-11
era Late Middle Ages
familyName of Luxembourg
father John of Bohemia
founded Charles University in Prague
New Town, Prague
surface form: New Town of Prague
givenName Charles
knownFor patronage of culture in Central Europe
political reforms in the Holy Roman Empire
monarchOf Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Bohemia
mother Elisabeth of Bohemia
nobleFamily House of Luxembourg
notableWork Golden Bull of 1356
positionHeld Duchy of Luxembourg
surface form: Count of Luxembourg

Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of the Romans
Margrave of Moravia
predecessor Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV
surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
reignAs King of Bohemia
reignEnd 1378-11-29
reignStart 1346-08-26
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
spouse Anna of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Anna von Schweidnitz
Blanche of Valois
Elizabeth of Pomerania
successor Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia

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Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor alsoKnownAs Charles of Luxembourg