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 Prague.[1] In 1353 Charles IV King of Bohemia, Count of Luxembourg and elected Holy Roman King, entrusted the county, their father's inheritance, to his half-brother Wenceslaus. In 1352, Wenceslaus married Joanna (1322 – 1406),[1] daughter of John III, Duke of Brabant and Limburg, and Marie d'Évreux. In 1354 Charles raised Luxembourg to the status of a duchy. In 1355, Joanna inherited Brabant and Limburg. In order to guarantee the indivisibility of Brabant, Wenceslaus signed the Joyous Entry, but had to fight against his brother-in-law Louis II of Flanders, who asserted his share of the duchy. He failed to prevent the seizure of Brussels by the Flemings, but a certain 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]
Burial Place in Abbaye d'Orval, Belgium
Wenceslaus died in Luxembourg, leaving Joanna as sole ruler of Brabant, and was succeeded by 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.
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 readingedit
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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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wenceslaus I Duke of Luxembourg news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Wenceslaus I also Wenceslas Venceslas Wenzel or Vaclav often called Wenceslaus of Bohemia in chronicles 25 February 1337 7 December 1383 was the first Duke of Luxembourg from 1354 He was the son of John the Blind King of Bohemia and Beatrice of Bourbon 1 Wenceslaus IWenceslaus I of LuxembourgCount of Luxembourg Arlon and DurbuyReign1353 13 March 1354PredecessorEmperor Charles IVDuke of LuxembourgReign13 March 1354 7 December 1383SuccessorWenceslaus IVDuke of Brabant and Limburgwith JoannaReign1355 1383PredecessorJohn IIISuccessorJoannaBorn25 February 1337PragueDied7 December 1383 1383 12 07 aged 46 LuxembourgBurialAbbaye d Orval BelgiumSpouseJoanna Duchess of BrabantHouseLuxembourgFatherJohn of BohemiaMotherBeatrice of Bourbon Contents 1 Life 2 Ancestors 3 References 4 Sources 5 Further readingLife editThe 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 Prague 1 In 1353 Charles IV King of Bohemia Count of Luxembourg and elected Holy Roman King entrusted the county their father s inheritance to his half brother Wenceslaus In 1352 Wenceslaus married Joanna 1322 1406 1 daughter of John III Duke of Brabant and Limburg and Marie d Evreux In 1354 Charles raised Luxembourg to the status of a duchy In 1355 Joanna inherited Brabant and Limburg In order to guarantee the indivisibility of Brabant Wenceslaus signed the Joyous Entry but had to fight against his brother in law Louis II of Flanders who asserted his share of the duchy He failed to prevent the seizure of Brussels by the Flemings but a certain 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 Julich 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 nbsp Burial Place in Abbaye d Orval Belgium Wenceslaus died in Luxembourg leaving Joanna as sole ruler of Brabant and was succeeded by 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 Jean Froissart s Meliador which was identified as his by Auguste Longnon in the 1890s Wenceslas was a patron of this chronicler His lyric output comprises 79 poems 11 ballades 16 virelais 52 rondeaux Ancestors editAncestors of Wenceslaus I Duke of Luxembourg16 Henry V Count of Luxembourg8 Henry VI Count of Luxembourg17 Margaret of Bar4 Henry VII Holy Roman Emperor18 Baldwin of Avesnes9 Beatrice d Avesnes19 Felicite of Coucy2 John of Bohemia20 Henry III Duke of Brabant10 John I Duke of Brabant21 Adelaide of Burgundy5 Margaret of Brabant22 Guy of Dampierre11 Margaret of Flanders23 Matilda of Bethune1 Wenceslaus I Duke of Luxembourg24 Louis IX of France12 Robert Count of Clermont25 Marguerite of Provence6 Louis I Duke of Bourbon26 John of Burgundy13 Beatrix of Bourbon27 Agnes of Dampierre3 Beatrice of Bourbon28 John I of Avesnes14 John II Count of Holland29 Adelaide of Holland7 Mary of Avesnes30 Henry V Count of Luxembourg 16 15 Philippa of Luxembourg31 Margaret of Bar 17 References edit a b c Boehm amp Fajt 2005 p xvi Luxemburg in the Middle Ages Brill Archive a b Vaughan 2009 p 80 Sources editBoehm 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 editKillgrove Kristina 13 December 2016 Historians Question Medieval C Section Breakthrough Criticize New York Times Coverage Forbes retrieved 30 May 2017 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg Wenceslaus I Duke of LuxembourgHouse of LuxembourgBorn 25 February 1337 Died 7 December 1383 Regnal titles Preceded byCharles I Count of Luxembourg1353 1354 Succeeded byElevated to Duke Preceded byElevated from Count Duke of Luxemburg1354 1383 Succeeded byWenceslaus II Preceded byJohn III Duke of Brabant1355 1383with Joanna Succeeded byJoannaas sole ruler Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wenceslaus I Duke of Luxembourg amp oldid 1217696982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
