League of Lords

[3] However, John of Görlitz, Wenceslaus' half-brother, managed to raise an army of crown loyalists and negotiated the king's release on August 1, 1394.

In 1395, troops led by Henry III of Rosenberg attacked the royal properties of Kuglvajt [cs], Vodňany, and České Budějovice.

[1] The League grew increasingly discontent with members of the lower nobility acting as advisors to the king.

On 11 June 1397, four of Wenceslaus' advisors were assassinated at Karlštejn, as orchestrated by John II, Duke of Opava-Ratibor.

On 29 June 1402, Sigismund captured Wenceslaus and took him to Vienna, where he remained imprisoned for more than a year before he managed to escape with the help of John II of Liechtenstein.