Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
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Wenceslaus I (also Wenceslas, Venceslas, Wenzel, or Václav, often called Wenceslaus of Bohemia in chronicles) (25 February 1337 – 7 December 1383) was the first
Beatrice of Bourbon.[1]
Life
The marriage contract stipulated that if a son was born from the marriage, the County of Luxembourg (King John's paternal heritage), as well as lands belonging to it, would go to the child.[2] Beatrice of Bourbon, gave birth to her only child, Duke Wenceslaus I, on February 25, 1337, in
Everard 't Serclaes succeeded by an audacious coup in driving them out of the city. Thereafter, Wenceslaus had to face primarily internal disorders. In 1371, he overestimated his military capacities and waged war with William II, Duke of Jülich, resulting in humiliating defeat at the Baesweiler, losing a part of his army, and several noblemen.[3] He was captured and suffered 11 months of captivity.[3]
Wenceslaus died in
Wenceslaus II (Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia) as duke of Luxembourg. There are speculations that he might have died of leprosy. His last wish was his heart to be displaced from his dead body and sent to his wife (Joanna stayed in Brussels). He is buried in a crypt at Orval Abbey
in Belgium.
Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg wrote the lyric poetry interpolated in
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References
- ^ a b c Boehm & Fajt 2005, p. xvi.
- ^ Luxemburg in the Middle Ages, Brill Archive
- ^ a b Vaughan 2009, p. 80.
Sources
- Boehm, Barbara Drake; Fajt, Jiri, eds. (2005). Prague: The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437. Yale University Press.
- Vaughan, Richard (2009). Philip the Bold. The Boydell Press.
Further reading
- Killgrove, Kristina (13 December 2016), "Historians Question Medieval C-Section 'Breakthrough,' Criticize New York Times Coverage", Forbes, retrieved 30 May 2017
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