Abstract
The present study attempts to replace the tournaments - generally considered as cultural and social events - into their political context and restore their political importance. It consists of an overview of the tournaments taking place with the participation of the Luxembourg sovereigns, John the Blind, king of Bohemia, (1296-1346) and his sons, emperor Charles IV (1316-1378) and Wenceslas, duke of Luxembourg and Brabant (1337-1383).