Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

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Holy Roman Emperor King of Bohemia medieval monarch member of the House of Luxembourg

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was a 14th-century ruler of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Bohemia who transformed Prague into a major political and cultural center of Europe.

Aliases (8)

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Holy Roman Emperor → King of Bohemia → medieval monarch → member of the House of Luxembourg →
alsoKnownAs	Charles of Luxembourg → Karel IV → Karl IV. →
associatedWith	Bohemian Crown Jewels → Prague Castle →
birthName	Wenceslaus →
burialPlace	St. Vitus Cathedral →
capitalCity	Prague →
child	Anne of Bohemia → Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor → Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia →
commissioned	Charles Bridge → St. Vitus Cathedral construction works →
countryOfBirth	Kingdom of Bohemia →
crownedHolyRomanEmperor	1355 →
dateOfBirth	1316-05-14 →
dateOfDeath	1378-11-29 →
dynasty	House of Luxembourg →
education	French royal court in Paris →
electedKingOfTheRomans	1346 →
era	14th century →
father	John of Bohemia →
founded	Charles University in Prague → New Town of Prague →
issued	Golden Bull of 1356 →
knownFor	founding Charles University in Prague → issuing the Golden Bull of 1356 → patronage of art and architecture → strengthening the position of the Bohemian crown → transforming Prague into a major political and cultural center →
languageSpoken	Czech → French → German → Latin →
mother	Elisabeth of Bohemia →
notableWork	autobiographical writings (Vita Caroli) →
placeOfBirth	Prague →
placeOfDeath	Prague →
politicalPolicy	favoring Bohemia as core of the Holy Roman Empire → strengthening imperial authority through legal reforms →
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor	Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor →
predecessorAsKingOfBohemia	John of Bohemia →
reignAsKingOfBohemiaEnd	1378 →
reignAsKingOfBohemiaStart	1346 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Anna of Bavaria → Anna von Schweidnitz → Blanche of Valois → Elizabeth of Pomerania →
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor	Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia →
successorAsKingOfBohemia	Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia →
title	Holy Roman Emperor → King of Bohemia → King of the Romans → Margrave of Moravia →

Referenced by (42)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor ("Karel IV") → Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor ("Karl IV.") → Charles of Luxembourg ("Charles IV") → Charles of Luxembourg → Charles of Luxembourg ("Karl IV.") →	alsoKnownAs
Charles University in Prague → Charles University in Prague ("King Charles IV of Bohemia") → St. Vitus Cathedral → Universitas Carolina → Universitas Carolina ("King Charles IV of Bohemia") →	foundedBy
Anna of Bavaria → Anna of Bavaria ("Charles IV, King of Bohemia") → Blanche of Valois → Elizabeth of Pomerania →	spouse
Anne of Bohemia → Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor → Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia →	father
Anna of Bavaria → Anna of Bavaria ("Charles IV, King of Bohemia") → Blanche of Valois →	monarchConsortOf
Golden Bull of 1356 → autobiographical writings (Vita Caroli) →	author
Elisabeth of Bohemia → John of Bohemia →	child
Charles Bridge ("King Charles IV") → Charles University in Prague →	namedAfter
Bohemian Crown Jewels ("Charles IV") →	associatedWith
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor ("Wenceslaus") →	birthName
Bohemian Crown Jewels ("Charles IV") →	creator
Charles Bridge ("Charles IV") →	designedUnderRuleOf
House of Luxembourg →	hasMember
Margrave of Moravia →	hasTitleHolder
Golden Bull of 1356 →	issuedBy
autobiographical writings (Vita Caroli) ("Charles IV") →	mainCharacter
King of Bohemia →	notableHolder
Elisabeth of Bohemia →	notableRelative
Holy Roman Emperor ("Charles IV") →	positionHeldBy
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia →	predecessor
Golden Bull of 1356 →	promulgatedBy
University of Pavia ("Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV") →	recognizedBy
autobiographical writings (Vita Caroli) ("Charles IV") →	relatedTo
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor →	successor