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  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Physical and personality traits of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia
  • A medical-anthropological investigation; Demographic data ; Hereditary signs on the skeleton; The appearance of Charles IV; Blood group serology tests; Embalming of the body of Charles IV; Information provided by the skeletal remains of Charles IV; The skull ; Reconstruction of the emperor's appearance; The build of Charles IV; State of health of Charles IV; First serious disease of Charles IV in 1350; second serious disease of Charles IV in€1371.
  • Chronic gout of emperor Charles IVEye disease ; Injuries to the skeleton of Charles IV; Fractures of the maxillofacial skeleton; Spinal injuries ; Incised wounds on the face ; Blunt injuries to the skull and facial skeleton ; Injuries to long bones of limbs; The cause of death of Charles IV; Conclusion; Appendix 1 / Research update; Appendix 2 / Composition of expert panel; Emanuel Vlček
  • the Emperor's anthropologist; Acknowledgements.