John of Görlitz
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Coat of arms of John of Görlitz
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| Duke of Görlitz | |
| Reign | 1377–1396 |
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22 June 1370 Prague, Bohemia |
| Died | 1 March 1396 (aged 25) Neuzelle Abbey, Lower Lusatia |
| Burial | St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague |
| Spouse | Richardis Catherine of Mecklenburg |
| House | House of Luxembourg |
| Father | Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Elizabeth of Pomerania |
John of Görlitz (22 June 1370 – 1 March 1396), a member of the House of Luxembourg, was the only Duke of Görlitz (Zgorzelec) from 1377 until his death.
Born in Prague, John was the third son of Emperor Charles IV (1316–1378) from his fourth marriage with the Griffin princess Elizabeth (c.1347–1393), daughter of Duke Bogislaw V of Pomerania. He was batized Johann to commemorate his grandfather King John of Bohemia. At the age of three, he was given the titles of a margrave of Moravia and Brandenburg, however, these lands were actually ruled by his uncle John Henry and his elder half-brother Wenceslaus.
In 1377, one year before his death, Emperor Charles IV provided for his younger son the bailiwick of Görlitz in the Bohemian crown land of Upper Lusatia, which he raised to a duchy in its own right. John's ducal lands also comprised the eastern areas of adjacent Lower Lusatia and southern parts of the Brandenburg Neumark territory. John remained the first and only duke (Herzog) of this newly established duchy. He was raised at the Praguel court under the tutelage of his elder half-brother Wenceslaus, elected King of the Romans in 1376 and Charles' successor on the Bohemian throne in 1378. Coming of age, he took his residence in Görlitz, then a prosperous city and member of the Lusatian League.
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