Autobiography of Emperor Charles IV and his Legend of St Wenceslas

by Balázs Nagy

One of the few autobiographies to have survived from the Middle Ages, this life history of one of the most influential rulers of the fourteenth century, Charles IV of Bohemia, covers his life from birth until his election as King of Germany in 1346.

Charles IV describes his childhood, spent mainly in the court of French kings, his juvenile years, his marriage and his first steps into the international political scene during the early part...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9639116327
• ISBN13: 9789639116320
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher