John the Blind of Luxemburg 2
- Born: 10 Aug 1296
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth of Bohemia on 31 Aug 1310
- Marriage (2): Beatrix de Bourbon in 1334 1
- Died: 26 Aug 1346 aged 50
Another name for John was Jean de Luxembourg von Böhmen.
General Notes:
John the Blind of Luxemburg (August 10, 1296 - August 26, 1346) was King of Bohemia and Count of Luxemburg. He was the eldest son of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII of Luxemburg and his wife Margaret of Brabant.
In 1310 John married Elizabeth of Bohemia and thereby became king of Bohemia. He retained his crown even after her death in 1330. He then married Beatrix, daughter of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon.
He was killed fighting (though blind!) alongside the French against the English at the Battle of Crecy, and was succeeded as king of Bohemia by his eldest son Charles I (later Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor).
His children by Elizabeth of Bohemia were:
Margaret, (1313-1341), who married Henry Duke of Upper Bavaria;
Bonne (1315-1349), who married John II of France;
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316-1378), King of Bohemia;
Otakar "Otto" (1318-1320), Prince of Bohemia;
Anna (1319-1328), Princess of Bohemia, Twin of Elizabeth;
Elizabeth (1319-1344), Twin of Anna, married Albert III, Duke of Austria;
Jan Jindrich "John Henry" (1322-1375), margrave of Moravia.
By Beatrix of Bourbon he had one son:
Wenceslas I of Luxemburg (d. 1383), duke of Luxemburg and Brabant.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was employed. Count of Luxemburg.
• Acceded: 1310. King of Bohemia.
John married Elizabeth of Bohemia, daughter of Wenceslas II of Bohemia and Elizabeth Piast, on 31 Aug 1310. (Elizabeth of Bohemia was born in 1292 and died on 28 Sep 1330.)
John next married Beatrix de Bourbon, daughter of Louis I de Bourbon and Marie de Hainault, in 1334.1 (Beatrix de Bourbon was born before 1324 and died in 1383.)
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