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Biography of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 1316-1378

Paternal Family Tree: Luxemburg

Maternal Family Tree: Mathilda of Tubingen

Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. The difference in their ages was 30 years. He the son of King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.

Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg succeeded Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg.

Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. She the daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois and Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois. He the son of King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Anna Bavaria Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. He the son of King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.

Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. He the son of King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.

On 18 Jun 1297 [his grandmother] Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland (age 26) died at Prague.

On 21 Jun 1305 [his grandfather] King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (age 33) died.

On 24 Aug 1313 [his grandfather] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) died. He was buried at Pisa Duomo. His half fourth cousin Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 31) succeeded IV Holy Roman Emperor.

On 14 May 1316 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia (age 19) and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia (age 24).

On 24 May 1335 [his daughter] Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 19) and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 18). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1342 [his son-in-law] Louis I King Hungary King Poland (age 15) and [his daughter] Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary (age 6) were married. She the daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 25) and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 25). He the son of Charles I King Hungary (age 54) and Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

Battle of Crécy

On 26 Aug 1346 the army of King Edward III of England (age 33) defeated the French army at the Battle of Crécy. The English army was commanded by King Edward III of England, his son Edward "Black Prince" (age 16), Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 33), William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 36) and John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick (age 30).

The English army was included: Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 36), Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 38), Bernard Brocas (age 16), Thomas Felton (age 16), James Audley (age 28), Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier, Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh (age 59), Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 18), Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 51), John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 66), Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 37), Richard Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 19), William Scrope (age 21), Stephen Scrope (age 21), William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 16), John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 28), Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 42), Nicholas Longford (age 61), Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh (age 27), Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings (age 28), Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk (age 48), John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford (age 34), Thomas West (age 34), John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby (age 43), John Wingfield (age 26), Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy (age 25), Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 43) (possibly), Walter "Elder" Devereux (age 37), John Devereux (age 44), Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos (age 26), Richard Pembridge (age 26) and John Sully (age 63).

The French army suffered significant casualties. King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 52) was wounded. William de Coucy (age 60) and his son Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy (age 33) and were killed.

Charles Valois Count Alençon (age 49) was killed. His son Charles Valois Archbishop of Lyons (age 9) succeeded Count Alençon.

Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was killed. His son Louis Chatillon III Count Blois Count Soissons succeeded III Count Blois.

Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders (age 42) was killed. His son Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders (age 15) succeeded III Count Nevers, II Count Flanders.

[his father] King John I of Bohemia (age 50) was killed. His son Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 30) succeeded IV King Bohemia.

Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 26) was killed. His son John Metz I Duke Lorraine succeeded I Duke Lorraine.

Jean IV de Harcourt (age 39) was killed.

On 26 Feb 1361 [his son] Wenceslaus IV of Behemia King Romans was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 44) and Anna Bavaria Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.

After 19 Mar 1366 [his son-in-law] Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 16) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Bohemia Duchess Austria were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 49) and Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. He the son of Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria and Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria. They were second cousin once removed.

On 11 May 1366 [his daughter] Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 49) and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 19) at Prague.

On 15 Feb 1368 [his son] Sigismund I King Hungary I King Germany I King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 51) and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 21).

On 22 Jun 1370 [his son] John Duke of Görlitz was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 54) and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 23).

On 13 Mar 1372 [his son] Charles Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 55) and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 25). On 24 Jul 1373 Charles Bohemia died.

In 1373 [his daughter] Margaret Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 56) and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 26).

In 1377 [his son] Henry Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 60) and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 30). In 1378 Henry Bohemia died.

On 29 Nov 1378 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 62) died.

[his daughter] Wenceslaus Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.

[his father] King John I of Bohemia and Beatrice Bourbon Queen Bohemia were married. She by marriage Queen Bohemia. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and [his grandmother] Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.

[his father] King John I of Bohemia and [his mother] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia were married. She by marriage Queen Bohemia. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland and [his grandmother] Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and [his grandmother] Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.

[his daughter] Catherine Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Bohemia Duchess Austria was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.

Royal Ancestors of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 1316-1378

Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Kings Franks: Great x 5 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Royal Descendants of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 1316-1378

Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England

Sigismund I King Hungary I King Germany I King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg

Ancestors of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 1316-1378

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Erminsende of Bar Sur Seine Countess Bar

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux

GrandFather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Avesnes

Great x 2 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bouchard Guise

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Guise

Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Blois Countess Flanders 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne

Father: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John I Brabant

GrandMother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur

Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Ottokar I of Bohemia

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia

GrandFather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna

Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Great x 1 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans

GrandMother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen