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ONLINE

First English Edition

[Praha] : Karolinum, [2025]

1 online zdroj (348 stran)

ISBN 978-80-246-5524-6 (online ; pdf)

ISBN 978-80-246-5540-6 (online ; epub)

ISBN 978-80-246-5523-9 (print)

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Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, has been called “one of the most learned and diplomatically skillful sovereigns” of the fourteenth century. Having moved the seat of the Holy Roman Empire to Prague and founding the first university in Central Europe, Charles IV is a towering figure in Czech history and a crucial character in the story of medieval Europe.Recent research, especially in art history, has tended to present Charles IV in a purely positive, unblemished light: viewing him and his imperial court as the engine behind a flourishing of culture in the region. This book views Charles IV through a more critical lens, examining the careful construction that went into the way he presented himself, winning over people of the time and even today, as well as the most characteristic manifestations of Charles’ execution of royal power.The first part of the book offers a chronological description of Charles’ life within the broader context of the times and the House of Luxembourg. The second part provides a close look into Charles IV’s style of rule while focusing on phenomena that reveal his personal conception of power and how it was wielded..

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Introduction to the English Edition 7 // Note on use of personal and local names 12 // The Family Origin of Young Wenceslas 13 // Youth (1323-1346) 16 // Years of Building and Striving for Recognition (1346-1349) 49 // Imperial Campaign (1349-1355) 79 // Emperor and King (1355-1368) 101 // Late Years (1368-1378) 135 // Rulership Style of Charles IV 155 // Rituals and Ceremonies 191 // Wise King 213 // Pious King 238 // History in the Service of a Dynasty 262 // Afterlife of the Great Emperor and Father of the Homeland 286 // Bibliography of sources and secondary literature 315 // List of illustrations // Names and Places Index