Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
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| Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden | |
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| Spouse(s) | Catherine of Austria |
| Noble family | House of Zähringen |
| Father | Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden |
| Mother | Catherine of Lorraine |
| Born | 1427 |
| Died | 24 February 1475 |
Charles I of Baden (1427 – 24 February 1475, Pforzheim) was a Margrave of Baden-Baden during 1454-1475.
Charles was the elder son of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden and his wife Catherine, daughter of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine. In 1462 he began the Baden-Palatinate war against Elector Frederick I of the Rhine. This war finished in the same year with Charles' defeat.
[edit] Family and children
On 1 July 1447 he married Catherine of Austria (1423 – 11 September 1493), daughter of Archduke Ernest the Iron. They had six children:
- Katharina (15 January 1449 – before 8 May 1484), married on 19 May 1464 to Count George III of Werdenberg-Sargans
- Zimburg (15 May 1450 – 5 July 1501), married on 19 December 1468 to Count Engelbert II of Nassau-Dillenburg
- Margareta (1452 – 1495), Abbess in Lichtenthal
- Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (13 November 1453 – 19 April 1527)
- Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (1456 – 1488)
- Frederick (9 July 1458 – 24 September 1517), Bishop of Utrecht
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Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Died: 24 February 1475 |
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| Preceded by Jacob |
Margrave of Baden-Baden 1454–1475 |
Succeeded by Christopher I |
[edit] External links and references
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
- (German) Article in the ADB
