Having raised money by pledging Brandenburg to his cousin Jobst, margrave of Moravia (1388), he was engaged for the next nine years in a ceaseless struggle for the possession of this unstable throne.
Nakon što je skupio novac obećavajući Brandenburg svom rođaku Jobstu, markgrofu od Moravske (1388.), sljedećih devet godina bio je angažiran u neprekidnoj borbi za posjed ovog nestabilnog prijestolja.