Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia

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Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia was a late 14th-century King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor whose troubled reign was marked by political conflict, noble opposition, and weakening imperial authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
human
king
monarch of Bohemia
alsoKnownAs Václav IV.
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
surface form: "Wenceslas IV"

Wenzel IV.
associatedWith pre-Hussite religious tensions in Bohemia
baptismPlace St. Sebaldus Church
surface form: "St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg"
birthDate 1361-02-26
birthPlace Nuremberg
burialPlace St. Vitus Cathedral
surface form: "St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague"
conflict Bohemian urban and noble factions
opposition from German prince-electors
tensions with the Catholic Church
coronation King of Bohemia at Prague
King of the Romans
surface form: "King of the Romans at Aachen"
coronationDate 1363-06-15
1376-07-06
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bohemia
deathDate 1419-08-16
deathPlace Nový Hrad Castle, Kunratice, near Prague
deposedBy Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
endTime (reign as King of Bohemia) 1419
endTime (reign as King of the Romans) 1400
father Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Wenceslaus
mother Anna von Schweidnitz
surface form: "Anna of Schweidnitz"
nativeLanguage Czech
positionHeld Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of the Romans
Margrave of Brandenburg
predecessor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
reignCharacterizedBy conflict with Bohemian nobility
decline of imperial authority in the Holy Roman Empire
political instability
weakening of royal authority in Bohemia
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of Luxembourg
sexOrGender male
sibling Jobst of Moravia
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
spouse Joanna of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Sophia of Bavaria NERFINISHED
startTime (reign as King of Bohemia) 1378
startTime (reign as King of the Romans) 1376
successor Rupert, King of Germany

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Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia alsoKnownAs Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
this entity surface form: "Wenceslas IV"
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor child Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
Charles of Luxembourg child Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
Duchy of Milan createdBy Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
House of Luxembourg hasMember Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
King of Bohemia notableHolder Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
Anne of Bohemia sibling Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor sibling Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
Charles of Luxembourg successor Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia