Charles I
Margrave of Baden-Baden
Born1427 (1427)
Died24 February 1475(1475-02-24) (aged 47–48)
Noble familyHouse of Zähringen
Spouse(s)Catherine of Austria
Issue
Detail
FatherJacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
MotherCatherine of Lorraine

Charles I of Baden (1427 – 24 February 1475, Pforzheim) was a Margrave of Baden-Baden during 1454–1475.[citation needed]

Charles was the elder son of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and his wife Catherine,[1] daughter of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine. In 1462 he became involved in the Bavarian War (1459–63) against Frederick I, Elector Palatine.[2] This war finished in the same year with Charles's defeat and capture at the Battle of Seckenheim in 1462.[2]

Family and children

On 1 July 1447, Charles married Catherine of Austria (1423 – 11 September 1493), daughter of Archduke Ernest the Iron.[1] They had:

  1. Katharina (15 January 1449 – before 8 May 1484), married on 19 May 1464 to Count George III of Werdenberg-Sargans
  2. Zimburg (15 May 1450 – 5 July 1501), married on 19 December 1468 to Count Engelbert II of Nassau-Dillenburg
  3. Margareta (1452–1495), Abbess in Lichtenthal
  4. Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (13 November 1453 – 19 April 1527), married Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen[1]
  5. Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (1456–1488)
  6. Frederick (9 July 1458 – 24 September 1517), Bishop of Utrecht[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hohkamp 2007, Figure 5.1.
  2. ^ a b Tresp 2010, p. 245.
  3. ^ Lorenz 2016, p. 150.

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Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden House of Zähringen Died: 24 February 1475 Preceded byJacob Margrave of Baden-Baden 1454–1475 Succeeded byChristopher I

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