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Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1316–1378 Also known as Charles IV of Luxembourg

Charles IV (1316–1378), central figure of the House of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia from 1346, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1355.

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  1. 1371–1376Prague · BohemiaIn the 1370s Charles IV continued to govern the empire and Bohemia from Prague, consolidating Luxembourg power in Germany and Central Europe, and advancing Prague's cultural development as the imperial capital.
  2. 1376–1378Prague · BohemiaIn his later years Charles IV arranged for his sons to divide the territories; in 1376 his son Wenceslaus was elected King of the Romans. He died in Prague in November 1378, the Bohemian throne passing to Wenceslaus IV, and the empire entered a new round of succession disputes.

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