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Charles University in Prague (also simply Charles University ; Czech : Univerzita Karlova v Praze ; Latin : Universitas Carolina Pragensis ; German : Karls-Universität Prag ) is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic . Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe , east of France and north of Italy . It is one of the oldest universities in Europe in continuous operation and ranks in the upper 1.5 percent of the world’s best universities.
Its seal shows its protector Emperor Charles IV , with his coats of arms as King of the Romans and King of Bohemia , kneeling in front of St. Wenceslas , the patron saint of Bohemia. It is surrounded by the inscription, Sigillum Universitatis Scolarium Studii Pragensis ( English : Seal of the Prague academia , Czech : Pečeť studentské obce pražského učení ).
The establishment of a medieval university in Prague was inspired by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV . He asked his friend and ally, Pope Clement VI , to do so. On 26 January 1347 the pope issued the bull establishing a university in Prague, modeled on the University of Paris , with the full (4) number of faculties , that is including theological . On 7 April 1348 Charles, the king of Bohemia, gave to the established university privileges and immunities from the secular power in a Golden Bull and on 14 Januar