THEN - Charles IV (1346-1378)
The Luxembourgs now produce the man who would become known as Charles IV - considered by many to be the greatest Czech of all time. He'd found Charles University, commission St. Vitus and Charles Bridge, design New Town, move the capital of the Holy Roman Empire to Prague, build a LOT of castles, and generally do awfully good things for the lands of Bohemia and Moravia.
SECTIONS
01:10 - A childhood in prison, then in France, a wife, Italian adventures, a throne
04:18 - Another wife, German adventures, the path to Emperorship
06:13 - Urban improvements, Prague becomes the cultural center of Europe, Emperor at last
07:47 - He finds Karlovy Vary, no more Italian adventures, improving Nuremberg, a third wife, lots of castles and a Golden Bull, more infrastructure projects, (finally) a son, a fourth wife, another son
11:02 - The Golden Age - restructuring the HRE, treaties, various land claims, in vino veritas
12:33 - The legacy of Charles IV
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