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	Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Wenceslaus was the son of Ottokar I and Konstancia, daughter of Bela III, King of Hungary.
		Wenceslaus' foreign policy was focused on uniting the Duchy of Austria with the Kingdom of Bohemia following the death of the last Babenberg duke of Austria, Frederick II, during the battle of the Leitha river in 1246.
		Wenceslaus' eldest son, Vladislav, was married to Frederick's sister Marguerite and received the homage of the Austrian barons as their future ruler, but died before he could be formally acclaimed as duke.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Wenceslas_I,_King_of_Bohemia (300 words)

	Wenceslaus III of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Wenceslaus III Premyslid (Czech and Slovak Václav, Hungarian Vencel), (October 6, 1289 – August 4, 1306) was the king of Hungary (1301 - 1305) and king of Bohemia (1305 - 1306).
		Wenceslaus III was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia and Poland, and Judith von Habsburg, the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf I.
		Wenceslaus III, however, wanted to claim his hereditary right to the Polish throne, but was murdered under mysterious circumstances in Olomouc, Moravia on August 4, 1306 while on a campaign to Poland.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Wenceslaus_III_of_Bohemia (429 words)

	Wenceslaus II of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wenceslaus II was the son of Ottokar II "The Great", King of Bohemia, and Kunegunda, daughter of Rostislav, the Grand Duke of Kyiv.
		Wenceslaus' daughter with Judith, Elizabeth (Eliska), married John "The Blind" of Luxembourg.
		Wenceslaus' second wife was Ryksa Elzbieta, daughter of Przemysl II, King of Poland 1295 - 1296.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wenceslaus_II_of_Bohemia (302 words)

	WENCESLAUS, Holy Roman emperor. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In Bohemia, Wenceslaus was early embroiled with the nobles and higher clergy, especially with the archbishop of Prague.
		Wenceslaus avoided suppressing the national and religious outburst that followed the burning of Huss, but pressure from Sigismund, then German king, and the rise of the radical Hussite leader John Zizka cooled his feelings toward the Hussites.
		Wenceslaus died shortly afterward and was succeeded by Sigismund as king of Bohemia.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/we/Wencesl.html (494 words)

	Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When Wenceslaus was thirteen his father was killed in battle and he was brought up by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila, who raised him as a Christian.
		Wenceslaus was immersed in the Catholic teachings of Ludmila, whom he arranged to be canonised as the first Czech martyr.
		Early in 929 Wenceslaus became a vassal of the German King Henry I the Fowler, although it remains unclear as to whether this was the result of a voluntary submission or forced upon Wenceslaus by a German invasion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia (785 words)

	WENCESLAUS - LoveToKnow Article on WENCESLAUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		(1361I 419), German king, and, as Wenceslaus IV., king of Bohemia, was the son.
		For some time Wenceslaus ruled Bohemia successfully, but he fell under the influence of favorites and aroused the irritation of the nobles.
		Many of the princes were angry at this abandonment of Boniface by Wenceslaus, who had also aroused much indignation by his long absence from Germany an.d by selling the title of duke of Milan to Gian.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WE/WENCESLAUS.htm (437 words)

	Wenceslaus, Emperor Biography / Biography of Wenceslaus, Emperor Biography Biography
		Wenceslaus (1361-1419) was Holy Roman emperor from 1376 to 1400 and as Wenceslaus IV was king of Bohemia from 1378 to 1419.
		Wenceslaus, son of the emperor Charles IV, succeeded his father as emperor-elect in 1376 but was deposed on the grounds of his alleged "worthlessness" by German opponents in 1400.
		As emperor, Wenceslaus was faced with the problems raised in the Church by the Great Schism and with those raised in the empire by the rivalry of political factions, which, unlike his father, he proved unable to control.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-wenceslaus-emperor (238 words)

	Children's Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Wenceslaus since he was the elder was sent to his grandmother St. Ludmila to be raised.
		The political policy of St. Wenceslaus was to cultivate friendly relations with Germany, and he preserved the unity of his country by acknowledging King Henry I as his over-lord, about the year 926, seeing in him the legitimate successor of Charlemagne.
		Wenceslaus by his death did what he was unable to do while he was living _ he made Bohemia Christian.
	friarsminor.org /xvii3-20.html (578 words)

	A guide to the Saints: The Good King Wenceslaus
		Wenceslaus' father was a Christian and his mother, Drahomira, was a pagan.
		Wenceslaus succeeded his father as Duke of Bohemia when he was only 15.
		She even murdered Wenceslaus' grandmother, because she was the one who taught her son to follow Christianity.
	wy.essortment.com /wenceslausholla_rznd.htm (408 words)

	The Story of Wenceslaus Seilerus
		But because F. Wenceslaus had as great a mind to taste ot Womens Flesh as of that of Poultry: and had lighted on a certain Austrian Drab fit for this purpose, he caused therefore some mans Apparel, with a Periwig, and sutable Accoutrements to be made ready for her.
		Wenceslaus being thus unexpectedly assaulted, was much abashed, and calling God to Witness, protested, That the Tincture was not, for the present, in his hands, but that he had sent it before by his Companion F. Francis to Vienna whom the said Chamberlain had himself seen to undertake that Journey a few daies before.
		Wenceslaus was fain to make an Agreement on those Terms which were drawn up in writing, subscribed with both their hands, and confirmed by their mutual Oaths; and so the Tincture was divided betwixt them.
	www.levity.com /alchemy/seilerus.html (3445 words)

	AllRefer.com - Wenceslaus II, king of Bohemia (Czech And Slovak History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Wenceslaus II 1271–1305, king of Bohemia (1278–1305) and of Poland (1300–1305), son and successor of Ottocar II.
		Zavis's intrigues and his hostility to Rudolf I, whose daughter Judith was the wife of Wenceslaus, led to Zavis's downfall.
		Wenceslaus repulsed Albert's invasion (1304) and was preparing to invade Austria when he died.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Wencesl2.html (351 words)

	SAINT WENCESLAUS
		Wenceslaus was born in 907 near Prague, in Bohemia (now part of Czechoslovakia).
		On one occasion, when a neighboring tribe led by a certain duke raided the country, Wenceslaus suggested that he and the duke might settle the issue by single combat, thus sparing the blood of many soldiers.
		Wenceslaus was invited to his brother's residence at Boleslava and it was planned to assassinate him at a banquet.
	www.stfrancisvernon.org /stwenceslaus.htm (628 words)

	Wenceslaus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		As ruler, Wenceslaus attempted to reduce the oppression of the peasants by the nobility.
		Wenceslaus' younger brother Boleslaus joined the opposition in 929, after Wenceslaus had a son, thereby removing Boleslaus from the chain of succession.
		Boleslaus invited his brother Wenceslaus to a religious festival, and while Wenceslaus was on his way to mass on the morning of September 28, Boleslaus and a group of followers attacked him and stabbed him to death.
	saints.grettir.org /wenceslaus.html (472 words)

	PGSA - St. Wenceslaus Chicago
		As the frame building was relatively small, students in the upper grades attended classes in the morning, and students in the lower grades came to school in the afternoon.
		The second pastor of St. Wenceslaus Church was Rev. Theodore Czastka, who had served as pastor of the Polish parishes of St. Isidore in Blue Island, IL and Holy Rosary in North Chicago, IL.
		Wenceslaus Church was designed in a Byzantine-Romanesque style by the architectural firm of McCarthy, Smith and Eppig.
	www.pgsa.org /ArchChiPolPar/StWenceslausChi.htm (1273 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : September 28, 2005 : Wenceslaus; Lawrence Ruiz and Companions
		Wenceslaus was Duke of Bohemia, who after many trials in governing and evangelizing his people suffered martyrdom at the hands of his brother.
		Wenceslaus, duke of Bohemia, was born about the year 907 at Prague, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic).
		Wenceslaus was eighteen years old when he succeeded his father to the throne.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?id=272 (920 words)

	Wenceslaus, King of the Romans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wenceslaus succeeded his father in both roles: Charles IV had been elected Holy Roman King and, in the expected course of things, crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope, but Wenceslaus never received the imperial title; the Bohemian title came to Wenceslaus by inheritance as Charles's son.
		As King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, until his death in 1419, he came into repeated conflict with the nobility, and sought to protect the religious reformer Jan Hus and his followers against the demands of the established Church for their suppression as heretics.
		Hus was executed in Constance in 1415, and the rest of Wenceslaus's reign in Bohemia featured precursors of the Hussite Wars that would follow his death.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wenceslaus,_Holy_Roman_Emperor (152 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Wenceslaus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		On the feasts of the dedication of the churches in various cities, Wenceslaus was in the habit of paying them a visit.
		Wenceslaus looked back at him and said, "Brother, you were a good subject to me yesterday."
		But Wenceslaus turned and said, "Brother, what are you trying to do?" And with that he seized Boleslaus and threw him to the ground.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintw03.htm (438 words)

	The Orthodox Family - A Journal of Orthodox Family Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ludmilla was entrusted with the upbringing and education of her grandson Wenceslaus, and raised him as a faithful Christian.
		Wenceslaus was about 13 years old when his father died, and his ambitious mother, Drahomira, became regent, encouraging an anti-Christian government.
		Wenceslaus was much loved by his people, and he continues to show his compassion for them through his many miracles.
	www.roca.org /orthodoxfamily/issue6/ocwenlu.htm (506 words)

	St. Wenceslas Heritage Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The St. Wenceslaus Heritage Society is an association of individuals, both members of the Spillville community and friends of the Spillville community, whose Mission Statement calls for the retention, restoration and maintenance of the religious, architectural and historical authenticity of the St. Wenceslaus Parish and it’s properties.
		Wenceslaus Parish came into being as a result of a misunderstanding, the details of which are buried in obscurity.
		The St. Wenceslaus Heritage Society is leading an effort to place the St. Wenceslaus Church, the associated Cemetery and Rectory, and the Old School on the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District.
	www.czechoslovaksmidwest.org /communities/swhs.html (1482 words)

	St. Wenceslaus CR Parish News
		Wenceslaus Church has as its intention to continue to be a leader in the Cedar Rapids community and the Dubuque Archdiocese.
		Wenceslaus intends to play a leading role in the revitalization of the Czech Village neighborhood community; collaborating with the city’s plans for a nearby arts and entertainment district and developing the riverfront-Cedar Bend area.
		Wenceslaus annual all school reunion was held on Sunday, October 3.
	www.stwenceslauscr.com /news.htm (803 words)

	St Michael and All Angels, Inverness - Good King Wenceslas
		The story of Wenceslaus and his act of Christmas charity is one which is known world-wide thanks to the popular carol which tells his story, but very few people know anything about the real king - or about John Mason Neale, the priest who wrote the carol dedicated to him.
		Wenceslaus was just 13 years old when his father Wratislaus died, and he became the Duke of Bohemia under the regency of his mother, Drahormira, until he should reach the age of majority.
		The birth of Wenceslaus’ son (and heir) meant that Boleslaus was no longer successor to the throne.
	www.angelforce.co.uk /stmichael/wenceslas.html (1142 words)

	Smithsonian Highlights - The exacting eye of Wenceslaus Hollar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The delicate patterning of lace, the texture and feel of fine fabric, the particulars of butterflies and beetles, moths and moles, of stately warships and plodding barges, of hounds and hares, beggars and kings, cityscapes and countryscapes, flowers, fans and furs.
		His technical mastery and meticulous rendering of detail distinguished him as one of the finest practitioners of his art, at its height in Western Europe in the 17th century.
		"Wenceslaus Hollar: Seventeenth-Century Prints from the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam" spotlights Hollar's art and surveys European printmaking of the era.
	www.smithsonianmag.si.edu /smithsonian/issues95/jan95/contd_jan95.html (294 words)

	St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia
		Wenceslaus was carefully raised in the faith by is gentle and popular grandmother Ludmila.
		Wenceslaus was still young when his father Ratislav died in a battle against the Magyars.
		Wenceslaus followed Ludmila's counsel, young though he was.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id460.htm (697 words)

	Today's Saint
		Known in song and folklore as the good king, St. Wenceslaus (king and martyr) is the patron saint of the Czech Republic.
		Wenceslaus was raised by his grandmother, St. Ludmilla — who tried to promote him as the ruler of Bohemia — instead of his mother Drahomira, who supported anti-Christian groups in the kingdom.
		Though both St. Ludmilla and St. Wenceslaus were killed as a result of political intrigues, and not religious persecution, they were nonetheless acclaimed as martyrs.
	www.catholicexchange.com /church_today/message.asp?message_id=1326&sec_id=4 (239 words)

	St. Wenceslaus - Saint of the Day - American Catholic
		If saints have been falsely characterized as "otherworldly," the life of Wenceslaus stands as an example to the contrary: He stood for Christian values in the midst of the political intrigues which characterized 10th-century Bohemia.
		His brother Boleslav joined in the plotting, and in September of 929 invited Wenceslaus to Alt Bunglou for the celebration of the feast of Sts.
		Although his death resulted primarily from political upheaval, Wenceslaus was hailed as a martyr for the faith, and his tomb became a pilgrimage shrine.
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/SaintOfDay?id=1152 (347 words)

	St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, St. Louis, MO - Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This time-line was compiled to record a few of the significant events which took place during the past 100 years of St. Wenceslaus parish.
		In the Spring, Saint Wenceslaus, is established as a parish.
		William Hamtil, a former St. Wenceslaus student is ordained a priest.
	www.catholic-forum.com /churches/091stwenceslaus/timeline.html (655 words)

	Shawnee News-Star: Shawnee, Oklahoma's #1 news source! St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church celebrates centennial 09/23/99
		Wenceslaus Catholic Church turns 100 this year, while the National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague at the church marks 50 years.
		It was built in the south addition of town and dedicated under the patronage of St. Wenceslaus by Bishop Theophile Meerschert in 1903.
		The Rev. Eugene J. McGuinnes, bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, petitioned the carmelite general of the Order of Discalced Carmelites in Rome that a National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague be established at St. Wenceslaus Church.
	www.news-star.com /stories/092399/nor_stwences.shtml (445 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. John Nepomucene
		King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, wishing to found a new bishopric for one of his favourites, ordered that at the death of Abbot Rarek of Kladrau no new abbot should be elected, and that the abbey church should be turned into a cathedral.
		Upon hearing this Wenceslaus fell into a violent rage, and had the vicar-general, the cathedral official, Provost Wenceslaus of Meissen, the archbishop's steward, and later the dean of the cathedral thrown into prison.
		He says that King Wenceslaus suspected his wife, who was accustomed to confess to Magister John, and called upon the latter to declare the name of her paramour.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08467a.htm (1554 words)

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