{"id":"john-of-bohemia","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-of-bohemia","language":"en","name":"John of Bohemia","name_en":"John of Bohemia","name_ne":null,"description":"King of Bohemia","headline":"King of Bohemia","also_known_as":[],"summary":"John of Luxembourg, also called John the Blind, was King of Bohemia and titular King of Poland from 1310, and Count of Luxembourg from 1313. He is well known for having died while fighting in the Battle of Crécy at age 50, after having been blind for a decade. In his home country of Luxembourg, he is considered a national hero. Comparatively, in the Czech Republic, John is often recognized as the father of Emperor Charles IV.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"10 August 1296","date":"1296-08-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155167#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Luxembourg","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1842"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155167#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"26 August 1346","date":"1346-08-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155167#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Crécy-en-Ponthieu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61765"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155167#P20"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"sovereign","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2304859"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155167#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Beatrice of Bourbon, Queen of Bohemia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269586","start":"1334"},{"text":"Elizabeth of Bohemia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254322","start":"1310"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155167#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Count of Luxembourg (1313–1346)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95975116","start":"1313","end":"1346"},{"text":"King of Bohemia (1310–1346)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45341328","start":"1310","end":"1346"},{"text":"King of Poland (1310–1333)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3273712","start":"1310","end":"1333"},{"text":"Margrave of Moravia (1310–1333)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48797880","start":"1310","end":"1333"},{"text":"Prince-Elector","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22722"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155167#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Bohemia","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155167"],"faq":[{"q":"When was John of Bohemia born?","a":"John of Bohemia was born on 10 August 1296 in Luxembourg."},{"q":"What positions has John of Bohemia held?","a":"Positions held by John of Bohemia include: Count of Luxembourg (1313–1346); King of Bohemia (1310–1346); King of Poland (1310–1333); Margrave of Moravia (1310–1333); Prince-Elector."}],"related":[{"name":"Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-vii-holy-roman-emperor"},{"name":"Henry the Blind","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-the-blind"},{"name":"Henry VI of Luxembourg","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-vi-of-luxembourg"},{"name":"Henry V of Luxembourg","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-v-of-luxembourg"},{"name":"Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-iv-holy-roman-emperor"},{"name":"Henry V of Bavaria","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-v-of-bavaria"},{"name":"Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-vi-holy-roman-emperor"},{"name":"Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/leopold-ii-holy-roman-emperor"},{"name":"Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francis-ii-holy-roman-emperor"},{"name":"Ferdinand I of Austria","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ferdinand-i-of-austria"},{"name":"Charles I of Austria","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-i-of-austria"},{"name":"Mieszko II Lambert","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mieszko-ii-lambert"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/john-of-bohemia-665e303027.jpg","width":339,"height":800,"license":"Public domain","credit":null,"page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_of_Luxemburg.PNG"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): John of Bohemia","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Bohemia","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q155167","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155167","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: John of Luxemburg.PNG (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_of_Luxemburg.PNG","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article John of Bohemia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: John of Luxemburg.PNG, Public domain.","cite":"\"John of Bohemia\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-of-bohemia. Retrieved 11 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T07:02:55Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-11","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-of-bohemia","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-of-bohemia","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-of-bohemia?lang=ne"}}