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Wenceslas, King of Germany, 1361-1419


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    • Wenceslas, Emperor of Germany, 1361-1419
    • Wenzel, Emperor of Germany, 1361-1419
    • Wenceslas IV, King of Bohemia, 1361-1419
    • Venceslaus, King of Germany, 1361-1419
    • Venceslaus IV, King of Bohemia, 1361-1419
    • Václav, King of Germany, 1361-1419
    • Václav IV, King of Bohemia, 1361-1419
    • Wenzeslaus, King of Germany, 1361-1419
    • Wenceslaus, King of Germany, 1361-1419
    • Wenzel, King of Bohemia, 1361-1419
    • Wenceslaus IV, King of Bohemia, 1361-1419
    • Wenceslas, King of the Romans, 1361-1419
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1361-02-26
    • Death Date

        1419-08-16
    • Birth Place

        Nuremberg (Germany)
    • Occupation

      Kings and rulers

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  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Wenceslas, Emperor of Germany, 1361-1419
    • Wenzel, Emperor of Germany, 1361-1419
  • Sources

    • found: Encycl. Brit.,v. 23 (Wenceslas (Wenzel); 1361-1419; German king, king of Bohemia)
    • found: Americana(Wenceslas; Václav; Wenzel)
    • found: Brockhaus Enzykl.(Wenzel; böhm. u. deutscher König)
    • found: Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, 2002, viewed online 18 November 2013(Wenceslas IV of Bohemia (1361-1419); eldest son of the Emperor Charles IV, crowned as king of the Romans (1376-1400) in his father's lifetime and sovereign at his [father's] death in 1378; brother of King Sigismund of Hungary; deposition as emperor, 20 Aug 1400; King of Bohemia as Wenceslas IV until his death)
    • found: Cambridge medieval history, 1995-2005, viewed online 18 November 2013:v. 6, p. 556 (Wenceslas; crowned as king of the Romans in 1376; began reign after death of Charles IV in 29 November 1378) p. 558 (deposed 20 August 1400) p. 562 (retained his title of King of the Romans after his deposition)
    • found: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie, 1966-1976(Wenzel, Wenzeslaus; in Czech, Václav; 1378-1400 as Deutscher König; as König von Böhmen, 1378-1419; born Nürnberg 26.2.1361; died Schloss Wenzelstein 16.8.1419)
    • found: Wikipedia, 19 November 2013(Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia; also Wenceslas; Czech: Václav; German: Wenzel, nicknamed der Faule ("the Idle"); 26 February 1361-16 August 1419); born in Imperial city of Nuremberg; by inheritance, King of Bohemia (as Wenceslaus IV) from 1363 (crowned 15 June 1363; reign began 29 November 1378) and by election 10 June 1376, German King (formally King of the Romans) until deposed 20 August 1400; also Duke of Luxembourg 7 December 1383-1388; married twice, no children by either wife; died during a hunt in the woods surrounding his castle Nový Hrad at Kunratice (today a part of Prague))
    • found: Wikipedia, 30 Aug. 2016(Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia; on death of Charles IV in 1378, inherited Crown of Bohemia and as Emperor-elect assumed government of Holy Roman Empire; did not seek coronation ceremony as Holy Roman Emperor)
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    • 1982-03-10: new
    • 2016-08-31: revised
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