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Wenceslas II(encyclopedia)
Wenceslas(encyclopedia)
Good King Wenceslas(dictionary)

Wenceslas (sh)




born Feb. 26, 1361, Nurnberg
died Aug. 16, 1419, Prague

King of Bohemia (as Wenceslas IV, 1363-96) and German king and Holy Roman emperor (1378-1400).

The son of the emperor Charles IV, he was a weak ruler whose reign was plagued by wars and princely rivalries. He spent most of his time in Prague to the detriment of Germany, which suffered a decade of anarchy until peace was established by the Diet at Eger (1389). He was deposed by rebellious princes in 1400.