Wenceslas
Good medieval king
Wenceslas is a male given name of Slavic origin, most familiar in English from the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas." The historical Wenceslas was a 10th-century Bohemian duke later canonized as a saint, patron of the Czech lands.
The name appears in various forms across Central European languages: Václav in Czech, Wenzel in German.
Czech Republic's chief city
- CzechOf Prague's homeland
- BohemiaCentral European historical region
- MoraviaCentral European historical region
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
duke · prince · crown · kingdom · Slavic · Czechoslovakia · Dvorak
Victim for beliefs
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- canonizationOfficial declaration of sainthood
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
veneration · hagiography · liturgy · piety · holiness · sanctity · devotion · beatification
Readiness to give freely
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- pietySincere religious devotion
mercy · kindness · goodwill · humility · faith · righteousness · almsgiving · hospitality
Highest-ranking nobleman
- regentInterim throne holder
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
succession · throne · coronation · fratricide · assassination · murder · betrayal · legacy
Prague
Czech Republic's chief city
- CzechOf Prague's homeland
- BohemiaCentral European historical region
- MoraviaCentral European historical region
dynasty · duke · prince · crown · kingdom · Slavic · Czechoslovakia · Dvorak
martyr
Victim for beliefs
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- canonizationOfficial declaration of sainthood
relics · veneration · hagiography · liturgy · piety · holiness · sanctity · devotion · beatification · cult
generosity
Readiness to give freely
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
piety · mercy · kindness · goodwill · humility · faith · righteousness · almsgiving · hospitality · servanthood
duke
Highest-ranking nobleman
- regentInterim throne holder
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
authority · succession · throne · coronation · fratricide · assassination · murder · betrayal · legacy · reform
WenceslasHerod
Ancient Judean king
Nero · Vlad the Impaler · Ivan the Terrible · Caligula · King John
Wenceslasapostate
One who renounces faith
Herod · Judas Iscariot · Antichrist · heretic · blasphemer