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The Kingdom of Bohemia was an Imperial State in the Holy Roman Empire. The Bohemian king was a prince-elector of the empire.
- List of Bohemian monarchs
The Duchy of Bohemia was established in 870 and raised to...
- John of Bohemia
John the Blind or John of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Jang de...
- Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
Wenceslaus IV (also Wenceslas; Czech: Václav; German:...
- Family tree of Bohemian monarchs
King of Bohemia r. 1310–1346: Elizabeth of Bohemia...
- Ottokar II of Bohemia
1233, in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in...
- Bohemia
His son, Charles IV, became King of Bohemia in 1346. He...
- List of Bohemian monarchs
The Duchy of Bohemia was established in 870 and raised to the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1198. Several Bohemian monarchs ruled as non-hereditary kings beforehand, first gaining the title in 1085. From 1004 to 1806, Bohemia was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and its ruler was an elector.
RulerRulerBornReign852 Son of Hostivít (?) [2]870–883 885–889?c. 883–885882 First son of Bořivoj I and Ludmila of ...894–915Duchy of Bohemia (with Moravia since ...Vratislaus I (Vratislav)888 Second son of Bořivoj I and Ludmila ...915 – 13 February 921- Early Life
- Problems with Nobility
- International Politics
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John was the eldest son of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret of Brabant, who was the daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. Born in Luxembourg and raised in Paris, John was French by education but deeply involved in the politics of Germany. In 1310, his father arranged the marriage of 14-year-old John to Elizabeth of...
Like his predecessor Henry, he was disliked by much of the Czechnobility. John was considered an "alien king" and gave up the administration of Bohemia after a while and embarked on a life of travel. He parted ways with his wife and left the Czech country to be ruled by the barons while spending time in Luxembourg and the French court. John's trave...
Foreign politics, rather than Czech, appealed to John, as he was gifted at it. With the help of his father, Henry, John was able to pressure the Habsburgs into reaching an agreement over Moravia. He was also able to pressure the House of Wettin, princes of Saxony, to give over the territory lying to the northern border of the Czech state. John also...
John lost his eyesight at age 39 or 40 from ophthalmia in 1336, while crusading in Lithuania. A treatment by the famous physician Guy de Chauliac had no positive effects. At the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War in 1337, he allied with King Philip VI of France and was even appointed governor of Languedoc from 30 November 1338 to November 1340. At ...
The body of John the Blind was moved to Kloster Altmünster ("Old-Minster Abbey") in Luxembourg. When the abbey was destroyed in 1543, the corpse was moved to Kloster Neumünster ("New-Minster Abbey") in Luxembourg. During the confusion of the French Revolution, the mortal remains were salvaged by the Boch industrialist family (founders of Villeroy &...
John was married twice: First, to Elisabeth of Bohemia, the daughter of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia.In this marriage he had the following children: 1. Margaret of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bavaria (8 July 1313 – 11 July 1341, Prague), married in Straubing 12 August 1328 to Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria 2. Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy (21 Ma...
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King of Bohemia r. 1310–1346: Elizabeth of Bohemia 1292–1330: Wenceslaus III 1289–1306 King of Bohemia r. 1305–1306 also King of Hungary, Croatia, and Poland: Frederick I of Celje c. 1300 –1359: Anne of Bohemia 1290–1313: Henry c. 1265 –1335 King of Bohemia r. 1307–1310: Albert II of Austria 1298–1358: Anne of Carinthia-Tyrol ...
1233, in Městec Králové, Bohemia – 26 August 1278, in Dürnkrut, Lower Austria ), the Iron and Golden King, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty who reigned as King of Bohemia from 1253 until his death in 1278.
His son, Charles IV, became King of Bohemia in 1346. He founded Charles University in Prague, Central Europe's first university, two years later. His reign brought Bohemia to its peak both politically and in total area, resulting in his being the first king of Bohemia to also be elected as Holy Roman Emperor.
