Jan Soběslav of Moravia

Jan Soběslav
Jan Soběslav
Junior Margrave of Moravia
Born	c. 1357
Died	c. 30 October 1382
House	Luxembourg
Father	John Henry, Margrave of Moravia
Mother	Margaret of Opava

Jan Soběslav of Moravia (c. 1357 – c. 30 October 1380) was a feudal lord in Moravia. He was a Junior Margrave of Moravia.

In historiography, he was often mistaken for his illegitimate half-brother Jan of Moravia [cs], who went into an ecclesiastical career and rose to the Patriarchate of Aquileia.^[1]

Biography

Jan was the second son of John Henry, Margrave of Moravia and Margaret of Opava, born between 1355 and 1357. He was raised in Prague in the court of his uncle, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. He was briefly engaged to Charles' daughter Elisabeth of Bohemia, but the marriage never materialized.^[1]

Upon the death of his father, Jan Soběslav and his elder brother Jobst of Moravia quarreled over their inheritance. Jan attacked and illegally occupied estates belonging to Jobst. Their issues were settled in 1377 after mediation by Charles IV.^[2]

He and his brothers Jobst and Prokop jointly ruled as Margraves of Moravia. John Soběslav likely died around 30 October 1382.^[1] His inheritance was the impetus behind a dispute between Jobst and Prokop, which grew into the Moravian Margrave Wars.^[2]

Ancestors

Ancestors of Jan Soběslav of Moravia

16. Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg

8. Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor

17. Beatrice d'Avesnes

4. John of Bohemia

18. John I, Duke of Brabant

9. Margaret of Brabant

19. Margaret of Flanders

2. John Henry, Margrave of Moravia

20. Ottokar II of Bohemia

10. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia

21. Kunigunda of Slavonia

5. Elizabeth of Bohemia

22. Rudolf I of Germany

11. Judith of Habsburg

23. Gertrude of Hohenberg

1. Jan Soběslav of Moravia

24. Ottokar II of Bohemia

12. Nicholas I, Duke of Opava

25. Agnes of Kuenring

6. Nicholas II, Duke of Opava

26. ???

13. Adelaide of Habsburg

27. ???

3. Margaret of Opava

28. Władysław Opolski

14. Przemysław of Racibórz

29. Euphemia of Greater Poland

7. Anna of Racibórz

30. Konrad III of Masovia

15. Anna of Masovia

31. Anna Radziwil

References

1 2 3 Schmidt, Ondřej (2017). Jan z Moravy. Zapomenutý Lucemburk na aquilejském stolci (Thesis). Praha: Vyšehrad. ISBN 9788074297410.
1 2 Škvrňák, Jan (27 October 2013). "Moravské markraběcí války". Středověk (in Czech). Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[thesis-1] 1 2 3 Schmidt, Ondřej (2017). Jan z Moravy. Zapomenutý Lucemburk na aquilejském stolci (Thesis). Praha: Vyšehrad. ISBN 9788074297410.

[Středověk-2] 1 2 Škvrňák, Jan (27 October 2013). "Moravské markraběcí války". Středověk (in Czech). Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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