Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus, Wenceslas, Venceslas, Venceslau, Wenzeslaus, Ventzislav, Vjenceslav, Vjenčeslav, Viačaslaŭ, Vyacheslav, Więcesław, Wacław or Vaclav is a given name of Slavic origin meaning greater glory.
It may refer to the following people:
- Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935 or 929), and subject of a Christmas carol
- Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (died 1192)
- Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia
- Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland
- Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland
- Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361–1419), King of Bohemia, and German King
- Wenceslaus I of Legnica (ca. 1318 – 1364)
- Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337–1383), the first Duke
- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316–1378), born Wenceslaus
- Wenceslas Hollar (1607–1677), Bohemian etcher
- Wenceslaus Hanka (1791–1861), Bohemian philologist
- Rafael Wenceslao Núñez Moledo (1825–1894), 13th President of Colombia
- Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819–1909), Faroese minister and linguist
- Venceslau Brás (1868–1966), 9th President of Brazil
- Prince Wenceslas of Nassau (born 1957)
- Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein (born 1974).
- Vjenceslav Richter (1917–2002), Croatian architect
- Vjenceslav Novak (1859–1905), Croatian writer
See also
- "Good King Wenceslas", a popular Christmas carol
- Wenceslas Square, a public square in Prague
- Wenceslas Mine, Lower Silesia, now in Poland
- Višeslav
- Boleslaus
- Boleslav (given name), includes Boleslaw
- Václav (Wacław)
- Vyacheslav (disambiguation)
- Slavic names
- Polish name
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