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Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Type Figure Region Bohemia Time 1316–1378 Also known as Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor、Charles IV of Luxembourg、Karl IV、Charles IV of Bohemia

King of Bohemia of the House of Luxembourg (r. 1346–1378) and Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1355–1378).

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  1. 1341–1345Prague · PragueIn the early 1340s, while his father John the Blind campaigned in France, Charles IV governed Moravia and built up his power in Prague, cultivating contacts with the papacy and the German prince-electors, making political and military preparations for the contest over the Bohemian throne.
  2. 1346Prague · PragueAfter his father John fell at Crécy in 1346, Charles was crowned King of Bohemia at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague with the support of the papacy and the electors, and immediately set about suppressing domestic opposition and rebuilding royal finances.
  3. 1347–1350Prague · PragueIn 1347 Charles IV launched plans for Prague's New Town and prepared a university (formally founded in 1348), while pursuing the Holy Roman imperial throne through diplomacy; by 1350 he had secured Bohemia and won the recognition of most German electors.

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