Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic and one of the oldest in Europe. It was founded by a royal charter issued by Charles IV, who was king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, and it was the first university in Central Europe. It was modelled on the universities of Paris and Bologna. Jan Hus, who taught and was rector there, became a central figure in the Bohemian Reformation. When the German students and masters left in 1409 after a dispute over voting rights, many went to found the University of Leipzig. The university was divided into Czech and German parts in the nineteenth century, and the Nazis closed Czech universities in 1939.
Before and after
- from 16 April 1346 to 1 January 1371Serbian Empire
- from October 1347 to January 1351The Black Death reaches Europe
- 1348Construction of Karlštejn Castle
- 1348Construction of Wenceslas Square
- 7 April 1348Founding of Charles University
- 1349Construction of Galata Tower
- 14th centuryPublication of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- from 1350 to 1355War of the Straits
- 1353Publication of The Decameron
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- 20 April 571 CEBirth of Muhammad
- 8th centuryRise of Neo-Confucianism
- c. 970 CEFounding of Al-Azhar University
- from 1150 to 1971Founding of University of Paris
- 12 March 1365Founding of University of Vienna
- 1477Founding of University of Tübingen
The era
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