Jobst of Moravia
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.
| Jobst | |
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Near contemporary portrait, from the Olomouc Law Book, c. 1430 | |
| King of Germany (formally King of the Romans) contested by Sigismund (1410–1411) | |
| Reign | 1 October 1410 – 18 January 1411 |
| Predecessor | Rupert |
| Successor | Sigismund |
| Duke of Luxembourg | |
| Reign | 1388 – 18 January 1411 |
| Predecessor | Wenceslaus |
| Successor | Elisabeth |
| 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 (aged c. 56) Brno, Moravia |
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| House | Luxembourg |
| Father | John Henry, Margrave of Moravia |
| Mother | Margaret of Opava |
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