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Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Type Figure Region Bohemia Time 1316–1378 Also known as Charles IV (Holy Roman Emperor)

King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor of the House of Luxembourg, born in Prague in 1316 and died there in 1378.

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  1. 1333–1346Prague · BohemiaServed as regent of Bohemia while his father King John campaigned in Italy, consolidating royal control over Prague and the surrounding nobility, and taking part in imperial and family territory affairs, laying the foundation for his later independent rule.
  2. 1347–1354Prague · BohemiaIndependently crowned King of Bohemia in 1347, he founded Charles University, promoted centralization and city-building, and gradually expanded the Luxembourg family's influence within the empire through marriage and diplomacy, paving the way for the imperial title.
  3. 1355–1360Nuremberg · FranconiaCrowned emperor by the pope in Rome in 1355; issued the Golden Bull at Nuremberg and Mainz in 1356, establishing the seven prince-electors and the procedure for imperial elections, and in the following years mediated internal imperial disputes and consolidated his rule over Bohemia and the Luxembourg territories.
  4. 1361–1378Prague · BohemiaIn his later years he used Prague as his political center, arranged for his sons to receive portions of the imperial and family territories, mediated relations among Hungary, Poland, and the Austrian lands, and continued to promote Bohemian church and academic development until his death in 1378.

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