Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen - December 26.
Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen - December 26.
Actually, he was not a king but the Duke of Bohemia.
Wenceslas was the Duke of Bohemia, born around 907 in the castle of Stochov near Prague. Having been brought up with a strong Christian faith by his grandmother St Ludmila, he was a man who believed in putting his Christian faith into action. His own mother, Drahomira, was allied with an anti-Christian group that murdered Wenceslas' grandmother, allowing Drahomira to become regent in Bohemia in 920 AD when Wenceslas's own father died. Drahomira was deposed, and Wenceslas became king of Bohemia, at the age of 18.
He was not actually a king, but a Duke of Bohemia.
Good King Wenceslas was the duke of Bohemia in the 10th century.
Good King Wencelas was involved in the famous Christmas carol, called "O Come, O Come Emmanuel", and also the song called, "Good King Wenceslas". The good deeds that Good King Wencelas was involved with in the famous Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas" was by giving alms generously to widows, and those in prison and the orphans.
Apparently, Wenceslas never married.
Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen - December 26.
Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen - December 26.
Good King Wenceslas - 1994 TV was released on: USA: 26 November 1994
King Wenceslas asked for logs of wood to give to a poor peasant during a harsh winter in the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas."
Actually, he was not a king but the Duke of Bohemia.
Wenceslas was the Duke of Bohemia, born around 907 in the castle of Stochov near Prague. Having been brought up with a strong Christian faith by his grandmother St Ludmila, he was a man who believed in putting his Christian faith into action. His own mother, Drahomira, was allied with an anti-Christian group that murdered Wenceslas' grandmother, allowing Drahomira to become regent in Bohemia in 920 AD when Wenceslas's own father died. Drahomira was deposed, and Wenceslas became king of Bohemia, at the age of 18.
The beloved Christmas carol, "Good King Wenceslas" is based on the actual life of Wenceslas I who was Duke of Bohemia until he was assassinated in 935 as a result of a plot by his brother, Boleslav The Cruel. His martyrdom and elevation to sainthood led to him being posthumously declared King and named patron saint of Bohemia.
No, he was not a king. 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.
Good King Wenceslas is a Christmas carol. It is a story based on Saint Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia (area of modern-day Czech Republic).