Editing Bohemia (section)

===Luxembourg dynasty===
[[File:Wappen Königreich Böhmen.png|thumb|upright|The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bohemia]]

The [[House of Luxembourg]] accepted the invitation to the Bohemian throne with the marriage to the Přemyslid heiress, Elizabeth and the crowning subsequent of [[John I of Bohemia]] (in the Czech Republic known as ''Jan Lucemburský'') in 1310. His son, [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]], became King of Bohemia in 1346. He founded [[Charles University in Prague]], Central Europe's first university, two years later.

His reign brought Bohemia to its peak both politically and in total area, resulting in his being the first king of Bohemia to be elected [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. Under his rule, the [[Bohemian crown]] controlled such diverse lands as [[Moravia]], [[Silesia]], [[Upper Lusatia]] and [[Lower Lusatia]], Brandenburg, an area around [[Nuremberg]] called New Bohemia, [[Luxembourg]], and several small towns scattered around Germany.

From the 13th century on, settlements of Germans developed throughout Bohemia, making Bohemia a bilingual country. The Germans brought mining technology to the mountainous regions of the [[Sudetes]]. In the mining town of Sankt Joachimsthal (now [[Jáchymov]]), famous coins called Joachimsthalers were coined, which gave their name to the [[thaler]] and the [[dollar]].

Meanwhile, [[Prague German]] intermediated between [[Upper German]] and [[East Central German]], influencing the foundations of modern standard German. At the same time and place, the teachings of [[Jan Hus]], the [[Rector (academia)|rector]] of Charles University and a prominent reformer and religious thinker, influenced the rise of modern Czech.