Family and Children
He was married twice:
First, to Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330). In this marriage he had the following children:
- Margaret of Bohemia (8 July 1313 – 11 July 1341, Prague), married in Straubing 12 August 1328 to Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria.
- Bonne (21 May 1315 – 11 September 1349, Maubuisson), married in Melun 6 August 1332 to King John II of France.
- Charles IV (14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378), King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor.
- Ottokar ("Otto") (22 November 1318 – 20 April 1320), Prince of Bohemia.
- John Henry (Jan Jindřich) (12 February 1322, Mělník – 12 November 1375), Margrave of Moravia.
- Anna (1323 – 3 September 1338), twin of Elizabeth, married 16 February 1335 to Otto, Duke of Austria.
- Elizabeth (1323–1324), twin of Anna.
Second (December 1334), to Beatrice of Bourbon, daughter of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon. This marriage produced one son:
- Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg (25 February 1337 – 7 December 1383), Duke of Luxembourg and Brabant.
His illegitimate son Nicolaus was Patriarch of Aquileia from 1350 to 1358.
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