{"id":"charles-iv-holy-roman-emperor","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-iv-holy-roman-emperor","language":"en","name":"Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor","name_en":"Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor","name_ne":"चार्ल्स चौथो, होली रोमन सम्राट","description":"Holy Roman Emperor","headline":"Holy Roman Emperor","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Charles IV was Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 until his death in 1378. He was elected King of Germany in 1346 and became King of Bohemia that same year. He was a member of the House of Luxembourg from his father's side and the Bohemian House of Přemysl from his mother's side; he emphasized the latter due to his lifelong affinity for the Bohemian side of his inheritance, and also because his direct ancestors in the Přemyslid line included two saints.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"14 May 1316","date":"1316-05-14"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155669#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Prague","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1085"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155669#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"29 November 1378","date":"1378-11-29"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155669#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Prague","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1085"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155669#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Holy Roman Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12548"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155669#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"sovereign","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2304859"},{"text":"writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36180"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"monarch","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155669#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Blanche of Valois","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237501","start":"1323-05-15","end":"1348-08-01"},{"text":"Anne of Bavaria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63373","start":"1349","end":"1353-02-02"},{"text":"Anna von Schweidnitz","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258917","start":"1353-05-27","end":"1362-06-11"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155669#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Holy Roman Emperor (6 January 1355 – 29 November 1378)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181765","start":"1355-01-06","end":"1378-11-29"},{"text":"King of Bohemia (1346–1378)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45341328","start":"1346","end":"1378"},{"text":"Count of Luxembourg (1346–1353)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95975116","start":"1346","end":"1353"},{"text":"Margrave of Moravia (1333–1349)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48797880","start":"1333","end":"1349"},{"text":"Prince-Elector","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22722"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155669#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155669"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor born?","a":"Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor was born on 14 May 1316 in Prague."},{"q":"What positions has Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor held?","a":"Positions held by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor include: Holy Roman Emperor (1355–1378); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Charles IV-John Ocko votive picture-fragment.jpg — Circle of Theodoric of Prague, Public domain.","cite":"\"Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/charles-iv-holy-roman-emperor. Retrieved 11 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T07:02:55Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-11","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-iv-holy-roman-emperor","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-iv-holy-roman-emperor","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-iv-holy-roman-emperor?lang=ne"}}