John of Bohemia

John the Blind
John the Blind
	14th-century bust of John of Bohemia, St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague with the coat of arms of Bohemia and Luxembourg
King of Bohemia
Reign	31 August 1310 – 26 August 1346
Coronation	7 February 1311, Prague
Predecessor	Henry
Successor	Emperor Charles IV
Count of Luxembourg, Arlon and Durbuy
Reign	24 August 1313 – 26 August 1346
Predecessor	Emperor Henry VII
Successor	Emperor Charles IV
Born	10 August 1296; Luxembourg[citation needed]
Died	26 August 1346 (aged 50); Crécy-en-Ponthieu
Burial	Altmünster Abbey, Luxembourg
Spouse	; Elizabeth of Bohemia (m. 1310; died 1330) ; Beatrice of Bourbon; (m. 1334)
Issue	Margaret, Duchess of Bavaria; Bonne, Duchess of Normandy; Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor; John Henry, Margrave of Moravia; Anna, Duchess of Austria; Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg and Brabant; Nicolaus (illegitimate);
House	Luxembourg
Father	Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Margaret of Brabant

John the Blind or John of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde; Czech: Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland.^[2] He is well known for having died while fighting in the Battle of Crécy at age 50, after having been blind for a decade. In his home country of Luxembourg, he is considered a national hero.^[3] Comparatively, in the Czech Republic (anciently the Kingdom of Bohemia), Jan Lucemburský is often recognized for his role as the father of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, one of the more significant Kings of Bohemia and one of the leading Holy Roman Emperors.

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^ "The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg" (PDF). Service information et presse. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ "[Luxemburgensia] Jean l'aveugle". le Quotidien (in French). 19 January 2017.