Wenceslaus IV | |
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King of Bohemia | |
Reign | 29 November 1378 – 16 August 1419 |
Coronation | 15 June 1363 St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague |
Predecessor | Charles IV |
Successor | Sigismund |
King of Germany | |
Reign | 10 June 1376 – 20 August 1400 |
Coronation | 6 July 1376 Aachen Cathedral |
Predecessor | Charles IV |
Successor | Rupert |
Born | 26 February 1361 Nuremberg, Kingdom of Germany, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 16 August 1419 (aged 58) Kunratice, Prague, Bohemia |
Burial | |
Spouses | |
House | Luxembourg |
Father | Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor |
Mother | Anna von Schweidnitz |
Wenceslaus IV (also Wenceslas; Czech: Václav; German: Wenzel, nicknamed "the Idle";[1] 26 February 1361 – 16 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he was deposed in 1400. As he belonged to the House of Luxembourg, he was also Duke of Luxembourg from 1383 to 1388.