Jobst of Moravia

Jobst
Near contemporary portrait, from the Olomouc Law Book, c. 1430
King of Germany
(formally King of the Romans)
contested by Sigismund (1410–1411)
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
Brno, Czech Republic
Died18 January 1411 (aged c. 56)
Brno, Moravia
Spouse
  • Elisabeth of Opole
  • Agnes of Opole
HouseLuxembourg
FatherJohn Henry, Margrave of Moravia
MotherMargaret of Opava

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.