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Wenceslaus I | |
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Count of Luxembourg, Arlon and Durbuy | |
Reign | 1353-13 March 1354 |
Predecessor | Emperor Charles IV |
Duke of Luxembourg | |
Reign | 13 March 1354-7 December 1383 |
Successor | Wenceslaus IV |
Duke of Brabant and Limburg with Joanna | |
Reign | 1355-1383 |
Predecessor | John III |
Successor | Joanna |
Born | 25 February 1337 Prague |
Died | 7 December 1383 Luxembourg | (aged 46)
Burial | Abbaye d'Orval, Belgium |
Spouse | Joanna, Duchess of Brabant |
House | Luxembourg |
Father | John of Bohemia |
Mother | Beatrice of Bourbon |
Wenceslaus I (also Wenceslas, Venceslas, Wenzel, or Václav, often called Wenceslaus of Bohemia in chronicles) (25 February 1337 – 7 December 1383) was the first Duke of Luxembourg from 1354. He was the son of John the Blind, King of Bohemia, and Beatrice of Bourbon.[1]