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Jobst of Moravia ( cs, 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 The House of Luxembourg ( lb, D'Lëtzebuerger Haus; french: Maison de Luxembourg; german: Haus Luxemburg) or Luxembourg dynasty was a royal family of the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Middle Ages, whose members between 1308 and 1437 ruled as king ...
, was
Margrave of Moravia The Margraviate of Moravia ( cs, Markrabství moravské; german: Markgrafschaft Mähren) was one of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown within the Holy Roman Empire existing from 1182 to 1918. It was officially administrated by a margrave in cooperat ...
from 1375,
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and
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from 1388 as well as elected
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(
King of the Romans King of the Romans ( la, Rex Romanorum; german: König der Römer) was the title used by the king of Germany following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward. The title originally referred to any German k ...
) 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 was presumably born in 1354 in the
Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The me ...
n residence of
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, the eldest legitimate son of Margrave John Henry, younger brother of Emperor Charles IV.
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia Wenceslaus IV (also ''Wenceslas''; cs, Václav; german: Wenzel, nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 136116 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he w ...
and his half-brother
Sigismund Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it '' Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form of ...
were both Jobst's cousins. Designated heir upon his father's death in 1375, he ruled the
Margraviate of Moravia The Margraviate of Moravia ( cs, Markrabství moravské; german: Markgrafschaft Mähren) was one of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown within the Holy Roman Empire existing from 1182 to 1918. It was officially administrated by a margrave in cooperat ...
, often quarreling with his younger brother
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and the
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. In 1388, Jobst received the
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, given in pawn by his cousin King
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, son of the late Emperor Charles IV. The same year, Jobst also became
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of
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, pawned by Sigismund, who focused on his rule over the
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. In 1394, Jobst joined the
League of Lords The League of Lords ( cs, Panská jednota) was an opposition group of feudal nobles dissatisfied with the rule of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. Lasting from 1394 to 1405, the goal of its members was to provide mu ...
, a rebellion of
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nobles around
Boček II of Poděbrady Boček II of Poděbrady (also: ''Boček II of Kunštát and Poděbrady''; german: Boček II. von Kunstadt und Podiebrad or german: italic=yes, Botschek von Podiebrad or german: italic=yes, Botschek der Ältere von Podiebrad; cs, Boček II. z Pod ...
against Wenceslaus. He had Wenceslaus arrested at
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and later taken into custody by the Austrian
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dynasty at Wildberg. Peace was made at the instigation of Wenceslaus' brothers Sigismund and
John of Görlitz John of Görlitz (also known as John of Bohemia and John of Luxembourg; 22 June 1370 – 1 March 1396) was a member of the House of Luxembourg and the only Duke of Görlitz (Zgorzelec) from 1377 until his death. Life Born in Prague, John was the ...
; however, once released, the king had Jobst expelled from
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. 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 Rupert of the Palatinate (german: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), sometimes known as Robert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany from ...
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
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. Though Jobst had the greater support among the electors, he died on 18 January 1411, possibly having been poisoned, which cleared the way for Sigismund's election as King of the Romans and his later coronation as
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.


Marriage and issue

Jobst married twice, without issue: * Elisabeth of Opole (1360–1374), daughter of Duke
Władysław Opolczyk Vladislaus II of Opole ( pl, Władysław Opolczyk, german: Wladislaus von Oppeln, hu, Oppelni László, uk, Владислав Опольчик; ca. 1332 – 18 May 1401), nicknamed Naderspan, was Duke of Opole from 1356, Count palatine of Hu ...
, in 1372. * Agnes of Opole (d. 1409), daughter of Duke Bolesław (Bolko) II of Opole and sister of Duke Władysław, in 1374.


Titles

*
King of the Romans King of the Romans ( la, Rex Romanorum; german: König der Römer) was the title used by the king of Germany following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward. The title originally referred to any German k ...
*
Margrave of Moravia The Margraviate of Moravia ( cs, Markrabství moravské; german: Markgrafschaft Mähren) was one of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown within the Holy Roman Empire existing from 1182 to 1918. It was officially administrated by a margrave in cooperat ...
, Lusatia and Brandenburg *
Elector of Brandenburg This article lists the Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg during the period of time that Brandenburg was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire. The Mark, or ''March'', of Brandenburg was one of the primary constituent states of the Hol ...
*
Duke of Luxembourg The territory of Luxembourg has been ruled successively by counts, dukes and grand dukes. It was part of the medieval Kingdom of Germany, and later the Holy Roman Empire until it became a sovereignty, sovereign state in 1815. Counts of Luxembourg ...
*
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of Italy * Vicarius of the Holy Roman Empire


In popular culture

A fictionalized Jobst appears in the 2018 video game '' Kingdom Come: Deliverance''. In the game, he is shown with Divish of Talmberg, Hans Capon, Hanush of Leipa,
John II of Liechtenstein John II of Liechtenstein was a 15th-century nobleman and member of the council of Jobst of Moravia. John II helped King Wenceslaus IV escape to Vienna from his second imprisonment on 11 November 1403. Wenceslas was able to initially escape his ...
, and Radzig Kobyla planning on how to defeat Sigismund and free Wenceslaus from captivity.


References


Further reading

* * Štěpán, Václav (2002). ''Moravsky markrabě Jošt (1354–1411)''. Matice moravská (in Czech) p. 823. * 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.


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moravia, Jobst of 1350s births 1411 deaths Year of birth uncertain 15th-century Kings of the Romans Margraves of Moravia Jobst Jobst Jobst Burials at the Church of St. Thomas (Brno) 15th-century people of the Holy Roman Empire