Influence of John IV of Dražice to cultural life in the Czech lands in the first half of the 14th century

Influence of John IV of Dražice to cultural life in the Czech lands in the first half of the 14th century John IV of Dražice was already the 27th and also the last bishop of Prague. His work was significantly reflected both in the reform of the ecclesiastical administration of the Prague diocese and in the support of the cultural life of Czech medieval society. John IV of Dražice also entered history as an important founder and initiator of a number of literary and artistic works. His work, however, is in the permanent shadow of the legacy of Arnošt of Pardubice, the first Prague archbishop. Administrative and political activities of John IV of Dražice were sufficiently reflected in scientific literature already, especially in the monograph of prof. Zdeňka Hledíková. Therefore, in my bachelor thesis I want to introduce John IV of Dražice as a founder and maecenas of the Czech and Central European history of the 14th century and to point out its influence in the further historical development of culture in the Czech lands. Keywords John IV of Dražice, Luxembourg, diocese of Pragu