Charles IV

American  

noun

1. Charles the Fair, 1294–1328, king of France 1322–28.

2. Charles of Luxembourg, 1316–78, king of Germany 1347–78 and Bohemia 1346–78; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1355–78.

3. Charles I.

4. Charles III.

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Charles IV British  

noun

1. 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

2. 1316–78, king of Bohemia (1346–78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355–78)

3. 1748–1819, king of Spain (1788–1808), whose reign saw the domination of Spain by Napoleonic France: abdicated

4. title as king of Hungary of Charles I See Charles I

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Example Sentences

His son Charles IV cemented that legacy, rebuilding Prague Castle with an eye to Paris, where he had been raised.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

That phenomenon began in 1356 when a pragmatic emperor, Charles IV, issued the Golden Bull, which created a system by which future emperors would be chosen by their most powerful subjects.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Goya’s portraits of King Charles IV of Spain make clear that the painter thought very little of his patron, recording him as a doughy doofus.

From Salon • May 7, 2017

At one point, his textual analysis helped to invalidate an “ ‘ancient Roman’ document” that would have thwarted Charles IV, the Holy Roman Emperor.

From Washington Post

The event which happened in 1328, and which we have described as having been attended with important consequences both to France and to England, was the death of Charles IV.

From Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I by Anonymous