{"id":3307,"date":"2025-05-15T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2025-05-13T19:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T19:06:31","slug":"jan-lucembursky-cesky-kral-a-evropska-legenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/jan-lucembursky-cesky-kral-a-evropska-legenda\/","title":{"rendered":"John of Luxembourg, Czech king and European legend!"},"content":{"rendered":"

John of Luxembourg<\/strong> \u2013 blind king, brave knight and father of Charles IV. Discover the story of one of the most iconic rulers in Czech history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John of Luxembourg: Knight King, diplomat and father of Emperor Charles IV.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ladies, let's take a look at a man who is a bit underappreciated in our history, but all the more fascinating. He is... John of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia<\/strong>. This monarch, although a foreigner by origin, left an indelible mark on our country and on Europe. He was a knight-king, a capable diplomat and, above all, the father of the famous emperor Charles IV. Without John, Charles IV would never have ruled the Holy Roman Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The royal son of France<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

John was born as the only son of Henry VII, Count of Luxembourg, and Margaret of Brabant. As a young boy, he was sent to France for upbringing, where he learned chivalric ideals and courtly etiquette. And what a handsome man he was, John! Chronicles praise him as a young man \u201cbeautiful, handsome in appearance, handsome in beauty above the sons of almost all men\u201d with blue eyes and fair hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A marriage of convenience and a little bit of politics<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When the Czech nobles were looking for a new king, they fell in love with John. He was young, from a good family, and had to promise to respect their rights. So John married Eli\u0161ka P\u0159emyslovna, the sister of the murdered King Wenceslas III. Eli\u0161ka was a few years older, but she was said to be a beautiful and pious woman who had a good influence on John\u2026 at least at first. John\u2019s marriage to Eli\u0161ka was not always idyllic. Eli\u0161ka had strong ideas about government and refused to compromise with the nobility. Their mutual disputes eventually led to John separating from Eli\u0161ka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Descendants:<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

1st marriage \u221e 1310 Eli\u0161ka P\u0159emyslidovna (1292\u20131330):<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n