Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg

Wenceslaus I
Count of Luxembourg, Arlon and Durbuy
Reign1353-13 March 1354
PredecessorEmperor Charles IV
Duke of Luxembourg
Reign13 March 1354-7 December 1383
SuccessorWenceslaus IV
Duke of Brabant and Limburg
with Joanna
Reign1355-1383
PredecessorJohn III
SuccessorJoanna
Born25 February 1337
Prague
Died7 December 1383(1383-12-07) (aged 46)
Luxembourg
Burial
Abbaye d'Orval, Belgium
SpouseJoanna, Duchess of Brabant
HouseLuxembourg
FatherJohn of Bohemia
MotherBeatrice of Bourbon

Wenceslaus I (also Wenceslas, Venceslas, Wenzel, or Václav, often called Wenceslaus of Bohemia in chronicles) (25 February 1337 – 7 December 1383) was the first Duke of Luxembourg from 1354. He was the son of John the Blind, King of Bohemia, and Beatrice of Bourbon.

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