Li Ang vs Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg

Li Ang conspired with Chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to massacre the powerful eunuch faction. The plot failed when eunuchs discovered the ambush. They retaliated by killing many officials and placing Li Ang under effective house arrest.

After the Sweet Dew Incident, the eunuch faction led by Qiu Shiliang gained complete control over the imperial court. They controlled the emperor's communications, appointed officials, and even decided succession, reducing Li Ang to a figurehead.

Li Ang died in 840, possibly poisoned by eunuchs. His reign was marked by his inability to govern independently, and his death further entrenched eunuch control over the Tang court.

Wenceslaus I, through his marriage to Joanna of Brabant and his family's influence, secured the elevation of the County of Luxembourg to a Duchy by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. This increased Luxembourg's status and Wenceslaus's prestige.

Wenceslaus I, as Duke of Brabant through his wife Joanna, fought against Louis of Male, Count of Flanders, who claimed Brabant. The war ended with the Treaty of Ath in 1357, which confirmed Wenceslaus's rule but ceded some territories.

Wenceslaus I was a noted poet and patron of the arts, commissioning works such as the 'Roman de la Rose' and supporting the development of courtly literature in Luxembourg and Brabant. His court became a center of cultural activity.