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Jobst
Contemporary portrait, c. 1430
King of Germany
(formally King of the Romans)
Reign1 October 1410 – 18 January 1411
PredecessorRupert
SuccessorSigismund
Duke of Luxembourg
Reign1388 – 18 January 1411
PredecessorWenceslaus
SuccessorElisabeth
Elector of Brandenburg
Reign1388 – 18 January 1411
PredecessorSigismund
SuccessorSigismund
Margrave of Moravia
Reign12 November 1375 – 18 January 1411
PredecessorJohn Henry
SuccessorSigismund
Bornc. 1354
Died18 January 1411
Brno, Moravia
SpouseElisabeth of Opole
Agnes of Opole
HouseLuxembourg
FatherJohn Henry, Margrave of Moravia
MotherMargaret of Opava

Jobst of Moravia (Template:Lang-cs or Jošt Lucemburský; Template:Lang-de 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 of Brandenburg, Duke of Luxembourg,Vicarius of Italy, Vicarius of the 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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Krzenck, Thomas (2013). "Ein Mann will nach oben". Damals (in German). Vol. 45, no. 8. pp. 72–77. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Further reading

  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jobst". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 427.
  • 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
Jobst of Moravia
Preceded by Margrave of Moravia
1375–1411 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Elector of Brandenburg
1397–1411
Preceded by German King
(King of the Romans)
1410–1411
contested by Sigismund
Preceded by Duke of Luxembourg
1388-1411 		Succeeded by
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