Václav IV. of Luxemburg
(1361 - 1419) | King of Rome and Bohemia |
An unstable and
unpleasant situation in Bohemia at the end of the 14th century led
to open conflict between king Václav IV. and the union of feudals.
In 1394 they captured Václav IV. in Králův Dvůr by Beroun, then,
led by Heinrich III.
von Rosenberg, carried the king to Upper Austria to the
Strahemberg castle Wildberg. Václav IV. spent some of this journey
at the Český Krumlov castle. It has been said for a long time that
king Václav IV. was kept in Český Krumlov in the thus-called
Václav´s cellars in the 4th castle courtyard (see IVth
Courtyard of Český Krumlov Castle), but these sayings are
unwarranted. The king, unless he was a prisoner, probably stayed
very well guarded in the residential rooms of the castle. In a
similar fashion, Václav IV. visited the Český Krumlov castle once
again in 1402 when the whole situation was repeated. The king was
captured in the royal house in Staré Město in Prague and carried to
the Schaumburg castle in Upper Austria. This journey as well led
through Český Krumlov, still ruled by Heinrich III. von
Rosenberg.
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