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Also Known As Karl von Luxembourg • Wenceslas • Karel Lucembursky • Charles of Luxembourg
Born May 14, 1316 • Prague • Czechoslovakia
Died November 29, 1378 (aged 62) • Prague • Czechoslovakia
Title / Office emperor (1355-1378), Holy Roman Empire • king (1346-1378), Bohemia
Role In Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV

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