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	Wenceslaus III of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wenceslaus III Premyslid (Czech and Slovak Václav, Hungarian Vencel, Polish Wacław), (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 was the last of the male Premyslid rulers of Bohemia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wenceslaus_III_of_Bohemia (413 words)

	Wenceslaus - LoveToKnow Watches
		WENCESLAUS (1361-1419), German king, and, as Wenceslaus IV., king of Bohemia, was the son of the emperor Charles IV.
		Born at Nuremberg on the 26th of February 1361, he was crowned king of Bohemia in June 1363, and invested with the margraviate of Brandenburg in 1373.
		In 1404, when Sigismund was recalled to Hungary, Wenceslaus regained his freedom and with it his authority in Bohemia; and after the death of the German king Rupert in 1410 appears to have entertained hopes of recovering his former throne.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Wenceslaus (703 words)

	Venceslaus II of Bohemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wenceslaus II Wenceslaus II Premyslid (Czech: Václav II; Polish: Wacław II Czeski; September 17, 1271 – June 21, 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278 - 1305), Duke of Kraków (1291 - 1305), King of Poland (1300 - 1305).
		In 1291 Wenceslaus was invited by a group of Polish lords to take over the capital Kraków and its duchy which carried the overlordship of Poland, and in 1300 he was crowned King of Poland.
		Wenceslaus was one of the relatives who claimed the throne, and he accepted it from a party of Hungarians on behalf of his young son in the same year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wenceslaus_II_of_Bohemia (473 words)

	Wikipedia: Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
		Wenceslaus III was unable to assert his power in Hungary and relinquished the crown to Otto, Duke of Bavaria, in 1305.
		Wenceslaus III, however, wanted to claim his hereditary right to the Polish throne, but was murdered in Olomouc, Moravia on August 4, 1306 while on his way to Poland to be crowned.
		Wenceslaus was the last of the Premyslid rulers of Bohemia.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/w/we/wenceslaus_iii_of_bohemia.html (146 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Wenceslaus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		WENCESLAUS [Wenceslaus] 1361-1419, Holy Roman emperor (uncrowned) and German king (1378-1400), king of Bohemia (1378-1419) as Wenceslaus IV, elector of Brandenburg (1373-76), son and successor of Emperor Charles IV.
		In Bohemia, Wenceslaus was early embroiled with the nobles and higher clergy, especially with the archbishop of Prague.
		Wenceslaus died shortly afterward and was succeeded by Sigismund as king of Bohemia.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/Wencesl.asp (702 words)

	Wenceslaus II of Bohemia Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Wenceslaus II was the son of Ottokar II "The Great", King of Bohemia, and Kunegunda, daughter of Rostislav, the Grand Duke of Kiev.
		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.
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	Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
		Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (September 27, 1271 - June 21, 1305), was King of Bohemia from 1291-1305, and King of Poland from 1300-1305.
		He was the son of Premysl Ottokar II, also known as Otakar II the Great, Markgraf von Morawien, King of Bohemia 1253-1278 and his wife Kunigunda von Halicz.
		Wenceslaus II is the Good King Wenceslaus celebrated by the Christmas carol of that name.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/we/Wenceslaus_II_of_Bohemia.html (120 words)

	Wenceslaus, Emperor Biography / Biography of Wenceslaus, Emperor 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.
		In Bohemia, Wenceslaus's reign was marked by increasing aristocratic and ecclesiastical opposition to the growing power of the royal house of Luxemburg, to Wenceslaus's attempts to strengthen the power of the Crown, and to the early force of Czech nationalism.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-wenceslaus-emperor (237 words)

	Biography of Wenceslaus, Emperor \| Life of Wenceslaus, Emperor
		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.
		In Bohemia, Wenceslaus's reign was marked by increasing aristocratic and ecclesiastical opposition to the growing power of the royal house of Luxemburg, to Wenceslaus's attempts to strengthen the power of the Crown, and to the early force of Czech nationalism.Wenceslaus grew up and was educated during the years of his father's greatest prestige and effectiveness.
	www.essayboom.com /biographies/Wenceslaus_Emperor-34580.html (331 words)

	Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Wenceslaus was the son of Ottokar I and Konstancia, daughter of Bela III, King of.
		Wenceslaus' foreign policy was focused on uniting the Duchy of Austria with the Kingdom of Bohemia following the death of the last duke of Austria, Frederick II, during the battle of the river in 1246.
		Wenceslaus' eldest son, Vladislav, was married to Frederick's niece Gertrud and received the homage of the Austrian barons as their future ruler, but died before he could be formally acclaimed as duke.
	www.bigdirection.com /en/Wenceslaus_I,_King_of_Bohemia (227 words)

	Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
		Wenceslaus was the son of Ottokar I and Konstancia, daughter of Bela III, King of Hungary.
		In 1241 Wenceslas successfully repelled a raid on Bohemia by Batu Khan, although Moravia suffered devastation at the hands of the Mongols.
		Wenceslas' foreign policy was based around uniting the Duchy of Austria with the Kingdom of Bohemia following the death of the last Babenberg Duke, Frederick II, at the battle of the Leitha river in 1246.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/w/we/wenceslaus_i_of_bohemia.html (243 words)

	Wenceslaus - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Saint Wenceslaus, Duke of Bohemia (907–935 or 929)
		Wenceslaus III the Posthumous, Duke of Cieszyn (1524–1579)
		Charles IV (1306-1378), Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, was born as Wenceslaus.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Wenceslaus_I_of_Bohemia (143 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Bohemia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Bohemia is bounded by Austria in the southeast, by Germany in the west and northwest, by Poland in the north and northeast, and by Moravia in the east.
		Anne of Bohemia ANNE OF BOHEMIA [Anne of Bohemia] 1366-94, queen consort of Richard II of England, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV.
		Wenceslaus WENCESLAUS [Wenceslaus] 1361-1419, Holy Roman emperor (uncrowned) and German king (1378-1400), king of Bohemia (1378-1419) as Wenceslaus IV, elector of Brandenburg (1373-76), son and successor of Emperor Charles IV.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/01626.html (476 words)

	St. John of Nepomuk
		In 1393 a dispute arose between King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia and the archbishop of Prague, John of Jenzenstein.
		Wenceslaus, wishing to found a new bishopric in southwestern Bohemia, determined to seize the revenues of the abbey of Kladrub as soon as the aged abbot Racek should die.
		It is difficult to connect this historical event with the legend of St. John of Nepomuk, who was canonized by the church of Rome in 1729, mainly by the influence of the Jesuits, who hoped that this new cult would obliterate the memory of Jan Hus.
	www.nndb.com /people/460/000103151 (336 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Wenceslaus
		Bohemia, brewers, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Moravia, Prague, Czech Republic
		The men of Bohemia, however, became arrogant and prevailed upon Boleslaus, his younger brother.
		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)

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		It is necessary to distinguish between the John of Nepomuk of history and the legendary one.
		Wenceslaus, wishing to found a new bishopric in south-western Bohemia, determined to seize the revenues of the abbey of Kladrub as soon as the aged abbot Racek should die.
		It is difficult to connect this historical event with the legend of St John of Nepomuk, who was canonized by the church of Rome in 1729, mainly by the influence of the Jesuits, who hoped that this new cult would obliterate the memory of Hus.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=47840 (405 words)

	Wenceslaus II, king of Bohemia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		1271–1305, king of Bohemia (1278–1305) and of Poland (1300–1305), son and successor of Ottocar II.
		From the death (1278) of his father until 1283 the regency was exercised by Otto, margrave of Brandenburg, appointed by the German king Rudolf I of Hapsburg.
		Wenceslaus repulsed Albert’s invasion (1304) and was preparing to invade Austria when he died.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/65/we/Wencesl2.html (268 words)

	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.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/j/john_nepomucene,saint.html (1539 words)

	Wikinfo \| Hussite Wars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The knights and nobles of Bohemia and Moravia, who were in favour of church reform, sent to the council at Constance (2 September 1415) a protest, known as the protestatio Bohemorum, which condemned the execution of Hus in the strongest language.
		Under the influence of his brother Sigismund, king of the Romans, King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia endeavoured to stem the Hussite movement.
		Bohemia was now again for a time free from foreign intervention, but internal discord again broke out caused partly by theological strife, partly by the ambition of agitators.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Hussite_Wars (2392 words)

	Children's Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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)

	Wenceslaus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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.
		Wenceslaus and the page both attempted to pass through their respective storms by walking in the footsteps of righteousness.
	www.davekopel.com /Religion/wenceslaus.htm (551 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Wenceslaus
		Duke, martyr, and patron of Bohemia, born probably 903; died at Alt-Bunzlau, 28 September, 935.
		Wenceslaus had taken the vow of virginity and was known for his virtues.
		For religious and national motives, and at the instigation of Dragomir, Wenceslaus was murdered by his brother Boleslaw.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15587b.htm (218 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?date=2005-09-28 (920 words)

	Germany in the Late Middle Ages - Knox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Wenceslaus was a dreamer who sat idle much of the time, then would burst into activity, only to abandon a project unpredictably.
		In a typical story, Wenceslaus met in 1398 with King Charles VI of France to end the Schism.
		Wenceslaus naturally refused to recognize his deposition, but he was as ineffectual here as everywhere else in his life.
	www.boisestate.edu /courses/latemiddleages/politics/germany/14.shtml (186 words)

	Hussite Wars: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		On the death (1419) of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (see Wenceslaus, emperor), the Hussites in Bohemia and Moravia took up arms to prevent his brotherâ”their archenemy, Emperor Sigismund â”from entering into his succession.
		From 1419 to 1436, Bohemia had no effective king, although Witowt of Lithuania was elected (1421) antiking and sent his nephew, Sigismund Korybut, to Bohemia as his vicar.
		Bohemia in the Eighteenth Century: A Study in Political, Economic, and Social History, with Special Reference to the Reign of Leopold II, 1790-1792
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/hussite_wars.jsp (1533 words)

	The Orthodox Family - A Journal of Orthodox Family Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Ludmilla was entrusted with the upbringing and education of her grandson Wenceslaus, and raised him as a faithful Christian.
		Wenceslaus was much loved by his people, and he continues to show his compassion for them through his many miracles.
		He became Bohemia's patron saint, his likeness was engraved on coins, and the crown of Wenceslaus was regarded as a symbol of Czech nationalism.
	www.roca.org /orthodoxfamily/issue6/ocwenlu.htm (506 words)

	Saint Wenceslaus :: W
		His mother Drahomíra, however, was the daughter of a pagan tribal chief who held on to the pagan belief system, as did many Czech nobles at the time, fearing that the arrival of Christian bishops would threaten their authority.
		Wenceslaus of Bohemia: Short biography of the saint, by Karen Rae Keck.
		Wenceslaus, Saint, duke of Bohemia: Brief biographical entry in the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
	society.gourt.com /Religion-and-Spirituality/Christianity/People/Saints/W/Saint-Wenceslaus.html (325 words)

	St. Wenceslaus, The Throne of the King, Lives of the Saints, Online Rosary
		He was immediately recognized as a martyr and is venerated as the patron saint of Bohemias.
		He was charitable to the poor, and he would clothe the naked, feed the hungry and offer hospitality to travelers according the summons of the Gospel.
		Wenceslaus looked back at him and said: "Brother, you were a good subject to me yesterday." But the devil had already blocked the ears of Boleslaus and perverted his heart.
	www.catholicradiodramas.com /Saints_Works_T_Z/Wenceslaus_The_throne_of_the_king.htm (452 words)

	St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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.
		We are all familiar with the English Christmas carol, "Good King Wenceslaus." St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia is the "king" referred to.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id460.htm (701 words)

	Wenceslaus, King of the Romans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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 Pope Urban VI; however, Wenceslaus never received the imperial coronation, but was deposed; 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 Bohemian nobility, and sought to protect the religious reformer Jan Hus and his followers against the demands of the Roman Catholic Church for their suppression as heretics.
		Hus was executed in Konstanz in 1415, and the rest of Wenceslaus's reign in Bohemia featured precursors of the Hussite Wars that would follow his death.
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