Wenceslaus (29 nov 1378 anni – 20 agos 1400 anni)

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Son of Emperor Charles IV by his third wife Anna von Schweidnitz. On Charles' death in 1378, Wenceslaus inherited the Crown of Bohemia and as Emperor-elect assumed the government of the Holy Roman Empire. During his long reign, Wenceslaus held a tenuous grip on power at best, as he came into repeated conflicts with the Bohemian nobility led by the House of Rosenberg. On two occasions he was even imprisoned for lengthy spells by rebellious nobles.
But the greatest liability for Wenceslaus proved to be his own family. Charles IV had divided his holdings among his sons and other relatives. Although Wenceslaus upon his father's death retained Bohemia, his younger half-brother Sigismund inherited Brandenburg, and his uncle Wenceslaus I was made Duke of Luxembourg. Hence the young king was left without the resources his father had enjoyed. In 1386, Sigismund became king of Hungary and became involved in affairs further east.
In view of his troubles in Bohemia, which included protecting Jan Hus and his followers, and the Great Papal Schism which had begun in 1378, Wenceslaus did not seek a coronation ceremony as Holy Roman Emperor and was long absent from the German lands. The electors deposed him in 1400 in favor of Rupert, the Elector Palatine.
Meanwhile, in Austria, fraternal strife between Albert III, Leopold III, and their descendants was resulting in Austria being partitioned into Danube Austria (Albertine line), Inner Austria (Leopoldine - Ernest of Iron), and Tyrol/Swabia (Leopoldine - Frederick).

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