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Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG 1316–1378 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1316

Birth Location: Bohemia (King of Germany) son of John

Death Date: Nov 1378

Death Location: Prague

Father: JOHN LUXEMBOURG

Mother: Elizabeth BOHEMIA

Spouse(s): Blanche VALOIS, Elizabeth POMERANIA, Anna SCHWEIDNITZ, Sophia BAVARIA

Children(s): John LUXEMBOURG, Sigismund Luxembourg, Wenceslaus BOHEMIA, Anne? BOHEMIA, Anne BOHEMIA

Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG was born in 1316 in Bohemia (King of Germany) son of John, the child of John Of Luxembourg And Elizabeth Of Bohemia. Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG married Anna Of Schweidnitz, Blanche Of Valois, Elizabeth Of Pomerania, Sophia Of Bavaria, and had children including Anne Dtr Of Charles Of Bohemia, Anne Of Bohemia, Catherine Of Luxembourg, John Of Luxembourg, Sigismund Of Luxembourg, Wenceslaus Iv Of Bohemia. Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG passed away in 1378 in Prague.

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Biography

  • Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG was born in 1316 in Bohemia (King of Germany) son of John, the child of John Of Luxembourg And Elizabeth Of Bohemia.
  • Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG married Anna Of Schweidnitz, Blanche Of Valois, Elizabeth Of Pomerania, Sophia Of Bavaria, and had children including Anne Dtr Of Charles Of Bohemia, Anne Of Bohemia, Catherine Of Luxembourg, John Of Luxembourg, Sigismund Of Luxembourg, Wenceslaus Iv Of Bohemia.
  • Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG passed away in 1378 in Prague.

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Charles LUXEMBOURG's Ancestors

Self
Charles LUXEMBOURG
1316–1378
Birth Place: Bohemia (King of Germany) son of John
Parents
JOHN of LUXEMBOURG
1296–1346
Bohemia - blind son of Henry VII
Elizabeth (of) BOHEMIA
1295–1323
Bohemia - dtr of Wenceslas II
Grandparents
Henry (IV of) LUXEMBOURG
1260–1313
Luxembourg - aka Henry VII
Margaret (of) BRABANT
1265–
Brabant - dtr of John I
Wenceslas (II of) BOHEMIA
1271–1305
Bohemia son of Ottokar II
Judith (of) HAPSBURG
1271–
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Henry LUXEMBOURG
1240–
John BRABANT
1250–
Ottokar AUSTRIA
1230–1278
Rudolf HAPSBURG-AUSTRIA
1218–1291
Anna HOHENBERG
1219–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry LUXEMBOURG
1220–1288
Wenceslaus BOHEMIA
1200–1253
Albert HAPSBURG
–1239

Charles LUXEMBOURG's Descendants

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Charles (IV of) LUXEMBOURG (1316–Nov 1378) m. Blanche (of) VALOIS (Bef. 1346–) m. Elizabeth (of) POMERANIA (Abt. 1350–) m. Anna (of) SCHWEIDNITZ (Abt. 1340–Abt. 1361) m. Sophia (of) BAVARIA (Abt. 1355–)
  1. 1. John (of) LUXEMBOURG 1370–1378
  2. 2. Sigismund (of) Luxembourg 1368–1437 m. Maria (Mary of) HUNGARY 1370–1395
    1. 1. Elizabeth (of) LUXEMBOURG 1390–1443 m. Albrecht (V Hapsburg of BOHEMIA &) HUNGARY 1397–1439
      1. 1. Anne (of) HUNGARY 1410– m. William (III of) SAXONY 1400–
        1. 1. Ladislaus (I of) HUNGARY 1424–1444
      2. 2. Elizabeth (of BOHEMIA &) HUNGARY 1439– m. Casimir (IV of) POLAND 1427–1492
        1. 1. John (Albert of) POLAND 1458–1501
        2. 2. Alexander (of) POLAND 1460–1506
        3. 3. Ladislas (V of) BOHEMIA-HUNGARY 1456–1516
        4. 4. Sigismund (I of) POLAND 1467–1548 m. Bona SFORZA 1470– m. Barbara (of) TRANSYLVANIA 1470–
      3. 3. Duke (Ladislas V Posthumus of BOHEMIA &) HUNGARY 1440–1457 m. Magdalen (of) FRANCE 1440–
  3. 3. Wenceslaus (IV of) BOHEMIA 1361–1419
    1. 1. Jacquetta (Princess of) LUXEMBOURG 1395– m. JOHN (II of) BEDFORD 1389–1435 m. Richard WOODVILLE 1410–1469
      1. 1. ELIZABETH (of) WOODVILLE 1437–1492 m. Edward (IV of) ENGLAND 1442–1483 m. Sir (JOHN) GREY 1436–1461
        1. 1. Edward (V of) ENGLAND 1471–1483
        2. 2. Richard (Duke of) YORK 1472–1483
        3. 3. Thomas (Marquis of) GREY 1451–1501
        4. 4. Cecilia (of) ENGLAND 1471– m. James (IV of) SCOTLAND 1473–1513
        5. 5. ELIZABETH (of) YORK 1466–1502 m. HENRY (VII Tudor of) ENGLAND 1457–1509
        6. 6. Anne (of) YORK 1475–1512 m. Thomas (II) HOWARD 1473–1554
        7. 7. Catherine (of) YORK 1466– m. WILLIAM (Earl of) COURTENAY 1460–
  4. 4. Anne? (Dtr. of Charles of) BOHEMIA 1377– m. Albert (IV of) AUSTRIA-HUNGARY 1377–1414
    1. 1. Albrecht (V Hapsburg of BOHEMIA &) HUNGARY 1397–1439 m. Elizabeth (of) LUXEMBOURG 1390–1443
  5. 5. Anne (of) BOHEMIA 1366–1394 m. Richard (II of) ENGLAND 1367–1400

Charles LUXEMBOURG's Timeline

2 Records

1316
1316
Birth of Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG in Bohemia (King of Germany) son of John
Bohemia (King of Germany) son of John
1378
Nov 1378
Age 62
Death of Charles IV of LUXEMBOURG in Prague
Prague

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1316
    Event Place: Bohemia (King of Germany) son of John

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1346–1378
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source: Webster's Biographical Dictionary, Webster's list of Holy Roman Emperors page 1685.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1346
    Event Place: Crécy, Nièvre, Bourgogne, France
    Record Source: A Distant Mirror (1978), Tuchman page 88.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1347–1378
    Record Source: Kingdom's of Europe, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ruling Monarchs FromAncient Times to the Present, Gurney page 263.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1350
    Event Place: University at Prague
    Record Source: A Distant Mirror (1978), Tuchman page 118.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Description
    Event Date: 1377
    Event Place: France; Description: Hunchback, with long black hair and eyes
    Record Source: A Distant Mirror (1978), Tuchman page 306-307.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1378
    Event Place: Prague

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