JOBST

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JOBST , or Jonocus (c. 13501411), margrave of Moravia, was a son of John

Henry

of Luxemburg, margrave of Moravia, and grandson of John, the blind king of Bohemia. He became margrave of Moravia on his father's death in 1375, and his clever and unscrupulous character enabled him to amass a considerable amount of wealth,- while his ambition led him into constant quarrels with his brother Procop, his cousins, ,the German king Wenceslaus and Sigismund, margrave of Brandenburg, and others. By taking advantage of their difficulties he won consider-able power, and the record of his life is one of warfare and treachery, followed by broken promises and transitory reconciliations. In 1385 and 1388 he purchased Brandenburg from Sigismund, and the duchy of Luxemburg from Wenceslaus; and in 1397 he also became possessed of upper and lower Lusatia. For some time he had entertained hopes of the German throne and had negotiated with Wenceslaus and others to this end. When, however, King Rupert died in 1410 he maintained at first that there was no vacancy, as Wenceslaus, who had been deposed in 1400, was still king; but changing his attitude, he was chosen German king at Frankfort on the 1st of October 1410 in opposition to Sigismund, who had been elected a few days previously. Jobst however was never crowned, and his death on the 17th of January 1411 prevented hostilities between the rival kings.
See F. M. Pelzel, Lebensgeschichte des romischen and bohmischen Konigs Wenceslaus (17881790); J. Heidemann, Die Mark Brandenburg unter Jobst von 11Mfahren (1881); J. Aschbach, Geschichte Kaiser Sigmunds (18381845); F. Palacky, Geschichte von Bohmen, iii. (18641874) ; and T. Lindner, Geschichte des Deutschen Reiches vom Ende des 14 Jahrhunderts bis zur Reformation, i. (1875188o).
JOB'S TEARS, in botany, the popular name for Coix Lachryma-Jobi, a species of grass, of the tribe maydeae, which also includes the maize (see

GRASSES

GRASSES

). The seeds, or properly fruits, are contained singly in a stony involucre or bract, which does not open until the enclosed seed germinates. The

young

involucre surrounds the female flower and the stalk supporting the spike of male

flowers

FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

, and when ripe has the

appearance

APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

of bluish-white

porcelain

PORCELAIN

. Being shaped somewhat like a large drop of fluid, the form has suggested the name. The fruits are esculent, but the involucres are the part chiefly used, for making necklaces and other ornaments. The plant is a native of India, but is now widely spread throughout the tropical zone. It grows in marshy places; and is cultivated in China, the fruit having a supposed value as a diuretic and

anti

ANTI, or CAMPA

-phthisic. It was cultivated by John Gerard, author of the famous Herball, at the end of the 16th century as a tender annual.

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