THE GENEALOGY OF THE CZECH LUXEMBOURGS IN CONTEMPORARY HISTORIOGRAPHY AND POLITICAL PROPAGANDA
Marie Bláhová
The study discusses the emergence and development of medieval Western European sovereign genealogical speculations, usually leading through Carolingians Merovingians back to Trojans, pagan gods biblical patriarchs, which was used also in Czech lands under rule Charles IV. As grandson Henry VII Luxembourg Margaret Brabant, IV continued traditions his family tree. Bohemian kings, he emphasised Přemyslid ancestral traditions, with Přemysl Ploughman as forefather Saint Wenceslas predecessor on throne.The genealogy corresponded position Roman Emperor King Bohemia tallied political ambitions. Even Charles’s eldest son Wenceslas, Bohemia, identified it, while French, possibly Moravian nephews, accepted legend Melusine founding myth House Luxembourg. In negotiations Czechs, younger Sigismond emphasized Přemyslide tradition.