Jobst of Moravia

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Jobst of Moravia
Jošt Lucemburský.jpg
Contemporary portrait, c. 1430
King of Germany
(formally King of the Romans)
Reign 1 October 1410 – 18 January 1411
Predecessor Rupert of the Palatinate
Successor Sigismund
Duke of Luxembourg
Reign 1388 – 18 January 1411
Predecessor Wenceslaus
Successor Elisabeth of Görlitz
Elector of Brandenburg
Reign 1388 – 18 January 1411
Predecessor Sigismund
Successor Sigismund
Margrave of Moravia
Reign 12 November 1375 – 18 January 1411
Predecessor John Henry
Successor Sigismund
Born c. 1354
Died 18 January 1411
Brno, Moravia
Spouse Elisabeth of Opole
Agnes of Opole
House House of Luxemburg
Father John Henry
Mother Margaret of Opava

Jobst of Moravia, (Czech: Jošt Moravský or Jošt Lucemburský; German: Jo(b)st or Jodokus von Mähren; c. 1354 – 18 January 1411), a member of the House of Luxembourg, was Margrave of Moravia from 1375, Duke of Luxembourg and Elector of Brandenburg from 1388 as well as elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) from 1410 until his death. Jobst was an ambitious and versatile ruler, who in the early 15th century dominated the ongoing struggles within the Luxembourg dynasty and around the German throne.

Life

Jobst of Moravia, Gelnhausen Codex, 15th century

Jobst was presumably born in 1354 in the Moravian residence of Brno, the eldest son of Margrave John Henry, younger brother of Emperor Charles IV,[1] first cousin of King Charles V of France and cousin-in-law of both King Richard II of England and King Louis I of Hungary.

Designated heir upon his father's death in 1375, he ruled the Margraviate of Moravia, often quarreling with his younger brother Prokop and the Bishops of Olomouc. In 1388 Jobst received the Duchy of Luxembourg, given in pawn by his cousin King Wenceslaus, son of late Emperor Charles IV. The same year, Jobst also became Prince-elector of Brandenburg, pawned by Wenceslaus' younger brother Sigismund, who focused on his rule over the Kingdom of Hungary.[1] In 1394 Jobst joined a rebellion of Bohemian nobles around Boček II of Poděbrady against Wenceslaus, whom he had arrested at Prague Castle and later taken into custody by the Austrian Starhemberg dynasty at Wildberg. Peace was made at the instigation of Wenceslaus' brothers Sigismund and John of Görlitz; however, once released, the king had Jobst expelled from Prague. Sigismund and Jobst signed a mutual inheritance treaty in 1401, but later again fell out with each other.

After the death of King Rupert of Germany in 1410, Jobst was elected successor by four of the seven prince-electors on 1 October, opposing his cousin Sigismund who had already been elected by three electors on 10 September. The deciding vote came from his cousin Wenceslaus in his capacity as King of Bohemia, however, though Jobst had the greater support among the electors he died on 18 January 1411–possibly poisoned–, clearing the way for Sigismund's election as King of the Romans and his later coronation as Holy Roman Emperor.[1]

Marriage and issue

Jobst married twice, without issue:[1]

Titles

King of the Romans, Margrave of Moravia, Lusatia and Brandenburg, Elector (Kurfuerst) of Brandenburg, Duke of Luxembourg,Vicarius of Italy, Vicarius of Holy Roman Empire.

Ancestors

Family of Jobst of Moravia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Beatrice d'Avesnes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. John of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. John I, Duke of Brabant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Margaret of Brabant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Margaret of Flanders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. John Henry, Margrave of Moravia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Ottokar II, Přemysl of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Kunigunda of Slavonia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Elizabeth of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Rudolph I of Germany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Judith of Habsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Gertrude of Hohenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Jobst of Moravia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Ottokar II, Přemysl of Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Nicholas I, Duke of Opava
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Agnes of Kuenring
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Nicholas II, Duke of Opava
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. ???
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Adelaide of Habsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. ???
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Margaret of Opava
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Władysław Opolski,Duke of Opole-Racibórz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Przemyslaw of Raciborz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Euphemia of Greater Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Anna of Ratibórz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Konrad II of Masovia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Anna of Masovia, Duchess of Racibórz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Hedwig of Piast-Rogatka
 
 
 
 
 
 

Further reading

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  • Štěpán, Václav (2002). Moravsky markrabě Jošt (1354-1411). Matice moravská (in Czech) p. 823. ISBN 80-86488-05-5
  • Štěpán, Václav (2000). Margrave Jobst - his personality and relationship with the other members of the Luxembourg family, in:Moravští Lucemburkové 1315-1411. Brno municipal museum (in Czech - short abstract English) pp. 73–145. ISBN 80-901969-7-7

References

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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

Jobst of Moravia
Preceded by Margrave of Moravia
1375–1411
Succeeded by
Wenceslaus IV
Preceded by Elector of Brandenburg
1397–1411
Succeeded by
Sigismund
Preceded by German King
(King of the Romans)

1410–1411
contested by Sigismund
Preceded by Duke of Luxembourg
1388-1411
Succeeded by
Elisabeth