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John the Blind or John of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde; Czech: Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. [2]
John the Blind 1296–1346 King of Bohemia r. 1310–1346: Elizabeth of Bohemia 1292–1330: Wenceslaus III 1289–1306 King of Bohemia r. 1305–1306
Isaac the Blind (c. 1160–1235), Jewish writer and rabbi; John of Bohemia (1296–1346), Count of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia and titular King of Poland; Louis the Blind (c. 880–928), King of Provence, King of Italy and briefly Holy Roman Emperor; Magnus IV of Norway (c. 1115–1139), King of Norway
According to a longstanding legend, the Black Prince obtained the badge from the blind King John of Bohemia, against whom he fought at the Battle of Crécy in 1346. After the battle, the prince is said to have gone to the body of the dead king, and taken his helmet with its ostrich feather crest, afterwards incorporating the feathers into his arms, and adopting King John's motto, "Ich dien ...
Heiresses of Bohemia, they were the true inheritors of the power claimed by their husbands during the succession crisis. Of the three, Rudolf had the weakest claim, and also the lowest popularity. The conflict was settled when, in 1310, Elizabeth and John invaded Prague, and defeated their opponents, Anna and Henry. Henry of Carinthia [Note 1]
Elizabeth of Bohemia (Czech: Eliška Přemyslovna) (20 January 1292 – 28 September 1330 [1]) was a princess of the Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty [2] who became Queen of Bohemia as the first wife of King John the Blind. [3] She was the mother of Emperor Charles IV, King of Bohemia, and a daughter of Judith of Habsburg, member of the House of ...
John of Bohemia, King of Bohemia and Poland (blind) Jan Žižka, Czech general and Hussite leader, follower of Jan Hus; took part in the civil wars in Bohemia in the reign of Wenceslaus IV (blind) [2] Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic, wheelchair user as a result of complications caused by diabetes and neuropathy.
John the Blind (1296–1346) – only son of Henry. He was enfeoffed with Bohemia by his father in 1310, married the Přemyslid heiress Elisabeth of Bohemia and deposed the Bohemian king Henry the Carinthian. Charles IV (1316–1378) — eldest son of John. He was elected king of Germany in opposition to Louis IV in 1346 and succeeded his ...