Jobst of Moravia

Jobst of Moravia ( or Jošt Lucemburský; or Jodokus von Mähren; or Jobst vu Lëtzebuerg; – 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 was presumably born in 1354 in the Moravian residence of Brno, and was the eldest legitimate son of Margrave John Henry, younger brother of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. Therefore, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia and his half-brother Sigismund were both Jobst's cousins.

Designated heir upon his father's death in 1375, he ruled the Margraviate of Moravia, and would often quarrel with his younger brother Prokop and the Bishops of Olomouc. In 1388, Jobst received the Duchy of Luxembourg, given in pawn by his cousin the King of the Romans Wenceslaus, son of the late Emperor Charles IV. The same year, Jobst also became Prince-elector of Brandenburg, pawned by Sigismund, who focused on his rule over the Kingdom of Hungary. Jobst made a further, much more prominent appearance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.