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Wenceslaus III of Bohemia

1289 - 1306

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Wenceslaus III (Czech: Václav III, Hungarian: Vencel, Polish: Wacław, Croatian: Vjenceslav, Slovak: Václav; 6 October 1289 – 4 August 1306) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1301 and 1305, and King of Bohemia and Poland from 1305. He was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia, who was later also crowned king of Poland, and Judith of Habsburg. Still a child, Wenceslaus was betrothed to Elizabeth, the sole daughter of Andrew III of Hungary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia has received more than 424,250 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Wenceslaus III of Bohemia is the 1,260th most popular politician (up from 1,324th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 41st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Czech Politician.

Wenceslaus III of Bohemia is most famous for being the last king of Bohemia. He was assassinated in 1306.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia ranks 1,260 out of 19,576. Before him are 2nd Dalai Lama, Karl Haushofer, Faisal I of Iraq, Fritz Sauckel, Alexei Rykov, and Theodoric the Great. After him are Ludvík Svoboda, Andronikos III Palaiologos, Louis III of France, John V Palaiologos, Henri, Count of Chambord, and Jefferson Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1289, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia ranks 2. Before him is Louis X of France. After him are Frederick the Fair, Eleanor of Anjou, Elizabeth de Burgh, Vitale da Bologna, and Leo III, King of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1306, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia ranks 1. After him are Robert II, Duke of Burgundy, Khutulun, Jacopone da Todi, and Araniko.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia ranks 46 out of 1,200. Before him are Emil Zátopek (1922), Max Brod (1884), Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907), Bernard Bolzano (1781), Adolf Loos (1870), and Madeleine Albright (1937). After him are Ludvík Svoboda (1895), Antonín Panenka (1948), Gerty Cori (1896), Josef Masopust (1931), Adalbert of Prague (955), and Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271).

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Among POLITICIANS In Czechia

Among politicians born in Czechia, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia ranks 9. Before him are Edvard Beneš (1884), Václav Klaus (1941), Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892), Ottokar II of Bohemia (1233), Miloš Zeman (1944), and Klement Gottwald (1896). After him are Ludvík Svoboda (1895), Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271), Emil Hácha (1872), Karl Renner (1870), George of Poděbrady (1420), and Jan Masaryk (1886).

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