Charles IV, Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia, is elected King of the Romans.

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 to 1378

Charles IV, also known as Charles of Luxembourg, born Wenceslaus, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 until his death in 1378. He was elected King of Germany in 1346 and became King of Bohemia that same year. He was a member of the House of Luxembourg from his father's side and the…

List of monarchs of Luxembourg

The territory of Luxembourg has been ruled successively by counts, dukes and grand dukes. It was part of the medieval Kingdom of Germany, and later the Holy Roman Empire until it became a sovereign state in 1815.

List of Bohemian monarchs

Rulers of the Duchy- and Kingdom of Bohemia

The Duchy of Bohemia was established in 870 and raised to the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1198. Several Bohemian monarchs ruled as non-hereditary kings and first gained the title in 1085. From 1004 to 1806, Bohemia was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and its ruler was an elector. From…

King of the Romans

Title used by medieval and early modern German monarchs

King of the Romans was the title used by the king of East Francia following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward.