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Wenceslaus IV
King of Bohemia of the Luxembourg dynasty and elected King of the Germans, born in Nuremberg in 1361 and died in Prague in 1419;…
Timeline
- 1381–1390Prague · BohemiaBetween 1381 and 1390 Wenceslaus IV remained long based in Prague handling Bohemian affairs, repeatedly obstructed by noble and clerical factions; his royal authority in Germany weakened through absence from imperial affairs, while relatives such as his cousin Sigismund and Jobst of Moravia competed for influence in the eastern empire, and calls for reform at the University of Prague and within the Church simmered throughout the decade.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Wenceslas https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wenceslas