Charles IV was Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 until his death in 1378. He was elected King of Germany in 1346 and became King of Bohemia that same year. He was a member of the House of Luxembourg from h
Portrait detail from Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim, c. 1371
Bust of Charles IV in St. Vitus Cathedral, 1370s
The Golden Bull of 1356
Statue of Charles IV near Charles Bridge (1848), Prague, by Ernst Julius Hähnel
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
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Wenceslaus IV was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death in 1419 and King of the Romans and King of Germany from 1376 until he was deposed in 1400. As he belonged to the House of Luxembourg, he was
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
…19 April 1358 – 4 September 1373); married Albert III, Duke of Austria, at the very young age of 8 and died at the age of 15, they had no children. Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361–1419); later elected King of Germany (formally King of the Romans) and on his father's death, became King of Bohemia (as Wenceslaus IV) and…
Detail from the book of hours made for King Wenceslaus, 1400–1419
King Wenceslaus depicted in his Bible (the so-called Wenceslas Bible, late 14th century)