Margarete of Baden
Born1431 (1431)
Died24 October 1457(1457-10-24) (aged 25–26)
Ansbach
Noble familyHouse of Zähringen
Spouse(s)Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
Issue
FatherJacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
MotherCatherine of Lorraine

Margaret of Baden (1431 – 24 October 1457) was a Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She was the daughter of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and his wife Catherine of Lorraine.

In 1446, Margaret married Albert of Brandenburg, the future Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, in Heilsbronn.[1] Margaret died before he succeeded to the Electorate of Brandenburg, thus never served as Electress. Their marriage produced three sons and three daughters:

married in 1467 Duke Henry I of Münsterberg-Oels (1448-1498)
married in 1467 Duke Eberhard II of Württemberg (1447-1504)

Margaret died in Ansbach in 1457 shortly after her husband acquired the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.

References

  1. ^ Fischer-Fabian, S. (1981). Prussia's Glory: The Rise of a Military State. Macmillan. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-02-536850-7.
Margaret of Baden House of ZähringenBorn: 1431 Died: 24 October 1457 German nobility VacantTitle last held byElisabeth of Bavaria Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach 12 November 1446 – 24 October 1457 VacantTitle next held byAnna of Saxony Preceded byBarbara of Saxe-Witternberg Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach 1457
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