Charles IV

noun

Charles the Fair, 1294–1328, king of France 1322–28.
Charles of Luxembourg, 1316–78, king of Germany 1347–78 and Bohemia 1346–78; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1355–78.
Charles I ( def 5 ).
Charles III ( def 5 ).

Charles IV

Charles IV12941328MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as Charles the Fair . 1294–1328, king of France (1322–28): brother of Isabella of France, with whom he intrigued against her husband, Edward II of England
Charles IV13161378MBohemianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1316–78, king of Bohemia (1346–78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355–78)
Charles IV17481819MSpanishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1748–1819, king of Spain (1788–1808), whose reign saw the domination of Spain by Napoleonic France: abdicated
See Charles I
title as king of Hungary of Charles I See Charles I

The importance attached to these old fairs may be understood from the inducements which, in the 14th century, Charles IV.

Other appropriate monuments ornament the several circles, including an equestrian statue of Charles IV.

These words, pronounced with an energy far from habitual to Charles IV., met with no reply.

Peace and order appeared to be promoted by the institutions of Charles IV, which removed one fruitful cause of civil war.

The way was well prepared in the reign of Charles IV, though the outbreak was postponed until after his fall.

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