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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.
- 1 October 1410 – 18 January 1411
- Luxembourg
1. 1411. Jobst of Moravia was Margrave of Moravia from 1375 and Elector of Brandenburg from 1388; he also held the throne of the King of the Romans, although he did so for a mere 15 weeks until his death (1410-11). He was the son of John Henry of Luxembourg and the nephew of Emperor Charles IV. He achieved his standing in Europe due to military ...
Jobst (born 1351—died Jan. 17, 1411, Brno, Moravia [now in Czech Republic]) was a margrave of Moravia and Brandenburg and for 15 weeks the German king (1410–11), who, by his political and military machinations in east-central Europe, played a powerful role in the political life of Germany. A member of the Luxembourg dynasty, Jobst was a ...
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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. Jobst of Moravia, 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 ...
Jobst of Moravia is the 217th most popular nobleman (down from 177th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 94th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Nobleman. Jobst of Moravia was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the 13th century who was known for his work in the field of medicine.
Moravian Margrave Wars. Document declaring that Margrave Jobst and his Moravian allies promised to repay a debt of 500 kopecks to Margrave Prokop, written on March 13, 1389. The Moravian Margrave Wars were a turbulent period of fighting, skirmishes, robbery and lawlessness that took place especially in Moravia at the turn of the 14th and 15th ...
