Karel IV.

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Karel IV. was a 14th-century Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia from the Luxembourg dynasty, renowned for making Prague a major political and cultural center of Europe.

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Label Occurrences
Charles IV 2
Charles IV (urban expansion of Prague) 1
Karel IV. canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
member of the House of Luxembourg
monarch
alsoKnownAs Charles IV
linked to: Karel IV.

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
birthName Wenceslaus
burialPlace St. Vitus Cathedral
capitalEstablished Prague
child Anne of Bohemia
John, Duke of Görlitz
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
commissioned Charles Bridge
coronationAsHolyRomanEmperorPlace Rome
coronationAsHolyRomanEmperorYear 1355
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bohemia
dateOfBirth 1316-05-14
dateOfDeath 1378-11-29
dynasty Luxembourg dynasty
linked to: House of Luxembourg
electedKingOfTheRomans 1346
father John of Bohemia
founded Charles University in Prague
New Town of Prague
linked to: New Town, Prague
issued Golden Bull of 1356
languageSpoken Czech
German
Latin
madePrague major cultural center of Europe
major political center of Europe
mother Elisabeth of Bohemia
nobleFamily House of Luxembourg
notableWork Golden Bull of 1356
placeOfBirth Prague
placeOfDeath Prague
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
predecessorAsKingOfBohemia John of Bohemia
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorEnd 1378
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorStart 1355
reignAsKingOfBohemiaEnd 1378
reignAsKingOfBohemiaStart 1346
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Anna of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Anna von Schweidnitz
Blanche of Valois NERFINISHED
Elizabeth of Pomerania
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
successorAsKingOfBohemia Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
title King of the Romans

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karlov namedAfter Charles IV
linked to: Karel IV.
Karel IV. alsoKnownAs Charles IV
linked to: Karel IV.
Horse Market (Prague) partOfUrbanPlanBy Charles IV (urban expansion of Prague)
subject linked to: Horse Market
linked to: Karel IV.