Charles I of Baden (1427 – 24 February 1475,

Pforzheim Pforzheim () is a city of over 125,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. It is known for its jewelry and watch-making industry, and as such has gained the nickname "Goldstadt" ("Golden City") ...

) was a

Margrave of Baden-Baden The Margraviate of Baden-Baden was an early modern southwest German territory within the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1535 along with the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach as a result of the division of the Margraviate of Baden. Its territory ...

during 1454–1475. Charles was the elder son of

Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden Jacob I of Baden (15 March 1407, Hachberg – 13 October 1453, Mühlburg), was Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1431 to 1453. He was the elder son of Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and his second wife Anna of Oettingen. Jacob I was a man o ...

, and his wife

Catherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

, daughter of

Charles II, Duke of Lorraine Charles II (11 September 1364 – 25 January 1431), called the Bold (french: le Hardi) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and Constable of France from 1418 to 1425. Charles joined the Barbary Crusade, fought at Nicopolis, and aided ...

. In 1462 he became involved in the

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against

Frederick I, Elector Palatine Frederick I, the Victorious (''der Siegreiche'') (1 August 1425, Heidelberg – 12 December 1476, Heidelberg) was a Count Palatine of the Rhine and Elector Palatine from the House of Wittelsbach in 1451–1476. Biography He was a son of Louis II ...

. This war finished in the same year with Charles's defeat and capture at the

Battle of Seckenheim The Battle of Seckenheim (June 1462) saw the army of the Electoral Palatinate led by Frederick I, Elector Palatine and his ally Dieter von Isenburg face an invading army led by Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, Lo ...

Family and children

On 1 July 1447, he married Catherine of Austria (1423 – 11 September 1493), daughter of Archduke

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. They had six children: # Katharina (15 January 1449 – before 8 May 1484), married on 19 May 1464 to Count

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# Zimburg (15 May 1450 – 5 July 1501), married on 19 December 1468 to Count

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# Margareta (1452–1495), Abbess in

Lichtenthal Lichtenthal Abbey (german: Kloster Lichtenthal) is a Cistercian nunnery in Lichtenthal in the town of Baden-Baden, Germany. History and buildings The abbey was founded in 1245 by Irmengard bei Rhein, widow of Margrave Hermann V of Baden, whose ...

Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden Christopher I of Baden (13 November 1453 – 19 April 1527) was the Margrave of Baden from 1475 to 1515. Life Christopher was the eldest son of Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Catherine of Austria, a sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman ...

(13 November 1453 – 19 April 1527) #

Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (1456 at Hochburg, Hachberg Castle – 1488 in Damme) was a Margrave of Baden. He was the son of Margrave Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Charles I of Baden and Catherine of Austria (1420-1493), Catherin ...

(1456–1488) #

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(9 July 1458 – 24 September 1517),

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