Wenceslaus

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/ ˈwɛn sɪsˌlɔs /

1361–1419, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1378–1400; as Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia 1378–1419.

SaintGood King Wenceslaus,a.d. 903?–c935, duke of Bohemia 928–935.

German Wenzel.

Example sentences from the Web for wenceslas

The international media had been waiting on Wenceslas Square since early afternoon.

How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution |Michael Zantovsky |December 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This curiosity so seriously annoyed the Baron that Valerie swore to him that she would never even look at Wenceslas.

Cousin Betty |Honore de Balzac
"It is settled," said Wenceslas, when he came in from taking leave of Stidmann.

Cousin Betty |Honore de Balzac
The later part of the reign of Wenceslas is a record of incipient religious conflict.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 |Various

Hortense and Wenceslas abandoned themselves to the happy childishness of a legitimate and unbounded passion.

Cousin Betty |Honore de Balzac
Hortense will cry out all her tears, and curse the day when she robbed you of Wenceslas.

Cousin Betty |Honore de Balzac

Wenceslaus

/ (ˈwɛnsɪsləs) /

1361–1419, Holy Roman Emperor (1378–1400) and, as Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia (1378–1419)

Saint, known as Good King Wenceslaus. ?907–929, duke of Bohemia (?925–29); patron saint of Bohemia. Feast day: Sept 28