Charles IV - "The Father Of The Nation"

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Charles IV (14 May 1316 -29 Nov 1378) of the house of Luxembourg was one of the most prominent leaders of the Middle Ages and is still an impressive figure today. He was king of Bohemia - his mother was Elisabeth (Eliska) heiress of Bohemia of the Premyslid dynasty - and uncontested rurler of the Holy Roman Empire till his death. He was fluent in five languages: Latin, German, French, Italian and Czech. With his four wives he ahd 11 children; the first was born when he was 19, his last child was born when he was 61 years old, less than one year before his death. Among his most noted achievements was the Golden Bull, which codified the procedures for imperail elections and insured the privileges of the first Central European University. But in the Czech lands, he is still known simply as the "Father of the Nation".