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Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia

1361 - 1419

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Wenceslaus IV (also Wenceslas; Czech: Václav; German: Wenzel, nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 1361 – 16 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he was deposed in 1400. As he belonged to the House of Luxembourg, he was also Duke of Luxembourg from 1383 to 1388. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia is the 334th most popular politician (up from 652nd in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Germany (up from 174th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Politician.

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia is most famous for his reign as King of Bohemia from 1378 to 1419. He was the last ruler of the Přemyslid dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia ranks 334 out of 19,576. Before him are Lavrentiy Beria, Droupadi Murmu, Şehzade Mustafa, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Numa Pompilius, and Cardinal Mazarin. After him are Mehmed VI, Oliver Cromwell, Philip II of France, Cleisthenes, Helmut Kohl, and Georgy Zhukov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1361, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia ranks 1. After him are Charles III of Navarre, Devlet Hatun, and Hermann II, Count of Celje. Among people deceased in 1419, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia ranks 1. After him are John the Fearless, Antipope John XXIII, Vincent Ferrer, Jeongjong of Joseon, Jobst of Moravia, Je Tsongkhapa, Edigu, Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg, and Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia ranks 76 out of 7,253. Before him are Alexandra Feodorovna (1872), Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762), Erich Fromm (1900), Ambrose (340), Albertus Magnus (1206), and Karl Lagerfeld (1933). After him are Richard Strauss (1864), Theodor Mommsen (1817), Helmut Kohl (1930), Emil Fischer (1852), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714), and Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia ranks 17. Before him are Hermann Göring (1893), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), William I, German Emperor (1797), Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (795), Konrad Adenauer (1876), and Reinhard Heydrich (1904). After him are Helmut Kohl (1930), Martin Bormann (1900), Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050), Clara Zetkin (1857), Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), and Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845).

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