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
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)
Golden Bull of 1356
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The Golden Bull of 1356 was a decree issued by the Imperial Diet at Nuremberg and Metz headed by the Emperor Charles IV which fixed, for a period of more than four hundred years, important aspects of
The golden seal that earned the decree its name
Page from the Golden Bull manuscript of King Wenceslaus, about 1400, Austrian National Library
Imperial Diet in Metz during which the Golden Bull of 1356 was issued
Incunable of the Golden Bull in Early New High German, late 15th century, University of Jena