Ancestral Trails 2016 » Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG (1316-1378)

Personal data Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG 

• He was born on May 14, 1316 in Prague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia.

  Attention: Age at marriage (May 8, 1329) below 16 years (12).

• Title: Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia
• (Titles) in Duke of Luxembourg, Margrave of Moravia, King of Bohemia.
• (Alternative Name) : Wenceslaus, Karel IV.
• He died on November 29, 1378 in Prague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, he was 62 years old.
• He is buried in the year 1378 in St Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Bohemia.
• A child of John of LUXEMBOURG and Elizabeth von BOHEMIA

Household of Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG

(1) He is married to Blanche de VALOIS.

They got married on May 8, 1329 at Prague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, he was 12 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Margaret of LUXEMBOURG  1335-1349
2. John von GORLITZ  1370-1396 
3. Catherine von BOHEMIA  1342-1395

(2) He is married to Elizabeth von POMERANIA.

They got married on May 21, 1363 at Kraków, Lodzkie, Poland, he was 47 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Anne von BOHEMIA  1366-1394
2. Sigismund of LUXEMBOURG  1368-1437 

(3) He is married to Anna von SCHWEIDNITZ.

They got married on May 27, 1353, he was 37 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Elizabeth von BOHEMIA  1358-1373 

Notes about Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG

Charles IV (Czech: Karel IV., German: Karl IV., Latin: Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 - 29 November 1378), born Wenceslaus, was the second King of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first King of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor.

He was the eldest son and heir of King John of Bohemia, who died at the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346. Charles inherited the County of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of Bohemia from his father. On 2 September 1347, Charles was crowned King of Bohemia.

On 11 July 1346, prince-elector selected him King of the Romans (rex Romanorum) in opposition to Emperor Louis IV. Charles was crowned on 26 November 1346 in Bonn. After his opponent died, he was re-elected in 1349 and crowned King of the Romans. In 1355 he was crowned King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor. With his coronation as King of Burgundy in 1365, he became the personal ruler of all the kingdoms of the Holy Roman Empire.

Charles IV was born to King John of the Luxembourg dynasty and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia of the Czech Premyslid Dynasty in Prague. He was originally named Wenceslaus (Václav), the name of his maternal grandfather, King Wenceslaus II. He chose the name Charles at his confirmation in honor of his uncle, King Charles IV of France, at whose court he was resident for seven years.

He received French education and was literate and fluent in five languages: Latin, Czech, German, French, and Italian. In 1331 he gained some experience of warfare in Italy with his father. At the beginning of 1333, Charles went to Lucca (Tuscany) to consolidate his rule there. In an effort to defend the city, Charles founded the nearby fortress and the town of Montecarlo (Charles' Mountain).[4] From 1333 he administered the lands of the Bohemian Crown due to his father's frequent absence and deteriorating eyesight. In 1334, Charles was named Margrave of Moravia, the traditional title for heirs to the throne. Two years later, he assumed the government of Tyrol on behalf of his brother, John Henry, and was soon actively involved in a struggle for the possession of this county.

Charles was married four times. His first wife was Blanche of Valois, (1316-48), daughter of Charles, Count of Valois, and a half-sister of Philip VI of France. They had three children:
a son (b.1334), died young
Margaret of Bohemia (1335 - 1349); married Louis I of Hungary.
Catherine of Bohemia (1342-95); married Rudolf IV of Austria and Otto V, Duke of Bavaria, Elector of Brandenburg.

He secondly married Anna of Bavaria, (1329-53), daughter of Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria; they had one son:
Wenceslaus (1350-51).

His third wife was Anna von Schweidnitz, (1339-62), daughter of Henry II, Duke of Świdnica and Katharina of Anjou (daughter of Charles I Robert, King of Hungary), by whom he had three children:
Elisabeth of Bohemia (19 April 1358 - 4 September 1373); married Albert III of Austria.
Wenceslaus (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 Emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire; married firstly to Joanna of Bavaria in 1370 and secondly to Sophia of Bavaria in 1389.
son (born and died 11 July 1362).

His fourth wife was Elizabeth of Pomerania, (1345 or 1347-1393), daughter of Duke Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania and Elisabeth of Poland, daughter of Casimir III of Poland. They had six children:
Anne of Bohemia (1366-94); married Richard II of England
Sigismund (1368-1437); later Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and Margrave of Brandenburg; married firstly Mary of Hungary in 1385, and secondly to Barbara of Cilli in 1405/1408.
John of Görlitz (1370-96); later Margrave of Moravia and Duke of Görlitz; married Richardis Catherine of Sweden. His only daughter and heiress was Duchess of Luxembourg.
Charles (13 March 1372 - 24 July 1373).
Margaret of Bohemia (1373-1410); married John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg.
Henry (1377-78)
SOURCE: Wikipedia

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