4232. Count Jean of Luxembourg King of Bohemia. Born on 10 Aug 1296 in Luxembourg. Jean died in Crécy on 26 Aug 1346; he was 50.
Jean, King of Bohemia (1310-1346).
On 1 Sep 1310 when Jean was 14, he first married Elisabeth of Bohemia, daughter of King Václav II of Bohemia & Poland (17 Sep 1271-21 Jun 1305) & Jutta von Hapsburg (ca 1271-18 Jun 1297), in Speyer. Born on 29 Jan 1292. Elisabeth died in Vysehrad on 28 Sep 1330; she was 38.
Elisabeth, also known as Eliska, heiress of Bohemia.
Charles IV, King of France (1322-1327), and as Carlos I, King of Navarre (1322-1327); also count de La marche 1314. The question of succession after his death began the Hundred Years War between England and France. Edward III of England had a claim to the French throne as his mother Isabella was Charles IV’s sister. An assembly of magnates decided in favor of Charles IV’s cousin Philip, Count of Valois, who became Philip VI, King of France.