Firstborn

King John of Luxembourg did not really treat Charles kindly. At the age of three he imprisoned his son in the castle of Lokti, at seven he married Blanca of Valois, and at fifteen his son fought alongside his father for control of the northern Italian cities. Karel leads a life of debauchery here and that is why he earned the nickname of the dancing king. At seventeen he is a knight, he speaks French, Italian and Latin, but he has forgotten Czech and his marriage to the fragile Blanka is still unfulfilled...