THEN - Charles IV (1346-1378)

The Luxembourgs now produce the man who would become known as Charles IV - considered by many to be the greatest Czech of all time. He'd found Charles University, commission St. Vitus and Charles Bridge, design New Town, move the capital of the Holy Roman Empire to Prague, build a LOT of castles, and generally do awfully good things for the lands of Bohemia and Moravia.

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SECTIONS

01:10 - A childhood in prison, then in France, a wife, Italian adventures, a throne

04:18 - Another wife, German adventures, the path to Emperorship

06:13 - Urban improvements, Prague becomes the cultural center of Europe, Emperor at last

07:47 - He finds Karlovy Vary, no more Italian adventures, improving Nuremberg, a third wife, lots of castles and a Golden Bull, more infrastructure projects, (finally) a son, a fourth wife, another son

11:02 - The Golden Age - restructuring the HRE, treaties, various land claims, in vino veritas

12:33 - The legacy of Charles IV

• Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info:

• THEN - End of the Line: The Last Přemyslids & John the Blind
• HERE - New Town, New Jerusalem with Raymond Johnston
• Charles IV and Prague – 700 years: When all roads led to Prague
• Charles IV - the father of the Czech nation on Radio Prague
• Charles IV and his construction projects on Visit Czech Republic
• Prague Chronicles - the biography of Charles IV video
• Největší Čech Wikipedia page

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