Prokop of Moravia

Prokop
Prokop of Luxembourg captured by his brother Sigismund (Česko-moravská kronika, 1868)
Margrave of Moravia
Reign	1375–1405
Predecessor	John Henry
Successor	Jobst of Moravia
Born	c. 1358 Brno, Moravia
Died	24 September 1405 Královo Pole
Burial	Královopolský monastery
House	Luxembourg
Father	John Henry, Margrave of Moravia
Mother	Margaret of Opava

Prokop of Moravia, or Prokop of Luxembourg (Czech: Prokop Lucemburský; German: Prokop von Mähren; c. 1358 – 24 September 1405), a member of the House of Luxembourg, was Margrave of Moravia from 1375 until his death in 1405 and the provincial governor of the kingdom.

Prokob was born circa 1358 in the Moravian town of Brno. He was the third son of Margrave John Henry and Margaret of Opava. Upon his father's death in 1375, his eldest brother Jobst was confirmed as Margrave and Lord of Moravia, while Prokop and his brother John Sobieslaw received the title of "junior margraves".

The brothers soon started the so-called Moravian Margrave Wars, fueled by disputes over inheritance and the destabilizing situation after the death of their uncle Charles IV in 1378. Jobst and Prokop ruled Moravia together at that time and participated in the joint efforts of the Luxembourg dynasty to obtain the Polish and Hungarian crowns. They financially supported their cousin Sigismund of Luxembourg in obtaining the Hungarian crown. The Czech King Wenceslas IV also sought financial assistance from his Moravian cousins.

In 1402, Prokop became a prisoner of Sigismund of Luxembourg in Prešpurk and remained in prison for two years. Jobst eventually contributed to his release, but Prokop soon succumbed to illness and died on 24 September 1405 in Brno. After his death, Jobst became the sole lord of Moravia.

His illegitimate son George of Luxembourg was the last descendant of the Luxembourg family. However, due to his illegitimate origin, he could not assert the inheritance rights to the property and titles of his ancestors.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Prokop 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. Rudolf I of Germany 11. Judith of Habsburg 23. Gertrude of Hohenberg 1. Prokop 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. Przemysław of Racibórz 29. Euphemia of Greater Poland 7. Anna of Ratibórz 30. Konrad III of Masovia 15. Anna of Masovia 31. Anna Radziwil

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