Wenceslaus
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Wenceslaus, Wenceslas, Venceslas, Wenzeslaus, or Vyacheslav is a given name of Slavic origin and may refer to:

People

  • Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
    Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
    Wenceslaus I , or Wenceslas I, was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935, purportedly in a plot by his own brother, Boleslav the Cruel....

     (907–935 or 929), and subject of a Christmas carol
  • Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
    Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
    Wenceslaus II was the son of Sobeslav I and brother of Sobeslav II. He was the duke of Bohemia following Conrad II in 1191.He was the duke of Olomouc and Brno, but was deposed by Duke Frederick in 1179 and exiled. He returned from exile after thirteen years on Conrad's death.Wenceslaus was...

     (died 1192)
  • Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (c. 1205-1253), King of Bohemia
  • Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland
  • Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
    Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
    Wenceslaus III Premyslid was the King of Hungary , King of Bohemia and the king of Poland ....

     (1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland
  • Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
    Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg
    Wenceslaus I was the first Duke of Luxembourg from 1355...

     (1337–1383), the first Duke
  • Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
    Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
    Wenceslaus ) was, by election, German King from 1376 and, by inheritance, King of Bohemia from 1378. He was the third Bohemian and second German monarch of the Luxembourg dynasty...

     (1361–1419), also King of Bohemia
  • Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein (born 1974)
  • Prince Wenceslas of Nassau (born 1990)
  • Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
    Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
    Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....

     (1316-1378), born Wenceslaus
  • Wenceslas Hollar
    Wenceslas Hollar
    Václav Hollar , known in England as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas and in Germany as Wenzel Hollar , was a Bohemian etcher, who lived in England for much of his life...

     (1607-1677), Bohemian etcher
  • Wenceslaus Hanka (1791-1861), Bohemian philologist
  • Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
    Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
    Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...

     (1819-1909), Faroese minister and linguist

Other

  • Wenceslas Square
    Wenceslas Square
    Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings...

    , a public square in Prague
  • Wenceslas Mine, Lower Silesia, now in Poland

See also

  • "Good King Wenceslas
    Good King Wenceslas
    "Good King Wenceslas" is a popular Christmas carol about a king who goes out to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen . During the journey, his page is about to give up the struggle against the cold weather, but is enabled to continue by following the king's footprints, step for step,...

    ", a popular Christmas carol
  • Boleslaus
  • Boleslav (disambiguation), includes Boleslaw
  • Václav (disambiguation) (Wacław)
  • Vyacheslav
    Vyacheslav
    Vyacheslav is a male given name that can also be spelled Viacheslav or Viatcheslav. It is also anglicised as Wenceslaus, which can also be spelled Wenceslas, Venceslas, or Wenzeslaus-Academia:...

  • Slavic names
  • Polish name
    Polish name
    A Polish personal name, like names in most European cultures, consists of two main elements: imię, the first name, or given name, followed by nazwisko, the last name, surname, or family name....

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