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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.


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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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

The tension was heightened in 1328 when King Charles IV of France died without a son.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

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

Philip V dies; he is succeeded by his brother, Charles IV, on the throne of France.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

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