Wenceslaus IV was a Czech king, the son of Charles IV, who is associated with the rebuilding of Prague Castle and the establishment of the King's Court in Prague.
Wenceslaus IV was a Czech king and the son of Charles IV. According to the National Heritage Institute, Charles IV and his son Wenceslaus IV extended the Romanesque palace on the southern side of Prague Castle into a Gothic palace.[1]
Around 1380 Wenceslaus IV had the King's Court built on the site of today's Municipal House in Prague; it became the seat of six Czech rulers. After Wenceslaus it was the seat of Sigismund of Luxembourg, Albert II of Habsburg, Ladislaus the Posthumous, George of Poděbrady and Vladislaus Jagiellon, who moved the seat of the kings back to Prague Castle.[2] According to the Municipal House, the King's Court served as the royal seat from 1383 to 1484.[2] Under Wenceslaus IV some partial additions to the decoration of the Old Town Bridge Tower were also made.[3]