Margrave Charles Magnus of Baden-Durlach (27 March 1621 at
Karlsburg Castle
Karlsburg Castle in the Durlach district of Karlsruhe characterizes the history of the Baden since 1563. Only the ("Princesses' wing") of the historical building still stands.
Pforzheim was the residence of Margrave Charles II, until he decide ...
in
Durlach
Durlach is a borough of the German city of Karlsruhe with a population of roughly 30,000.
History
Durlach was bestowed by emperor Frederick II on the margrave Hermann V of Zähringen as an allodial possession.
It was chosen by the margrave Ch ...
– 29 November 1658, ibid.) was a titular
Margrave
Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Emp ...
of
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden is ...
.
Charles Magnus was the son from his first marriage of
Margrave
Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Emp ...
Frederick V of Baden and Barbara of Württemberg (4 December 1593 – 8 May 1627), the daughter of the Duke
Frederick I Frederick I may refer to:
* Frederick of Utrecht or Frederick I (815/16–834/38), Bishop of Utrecht.
* Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (942–978)
* Frederick I, Duke of Swabia (1050–1105)
* Frederick I, Count of Zoller ...
of Württemberg.
He married on 23 January 1650 in
Schillingsfürst
Schillingsfürst is a municipality in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km southeast of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and 23 km west of Ansbach
Ansbach (; ; East Franconian: ''Anschba'') is a city in the ...
with Countess Marie Juliane of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg (23 March 1622 – 1675), the daughter of Count George Frederick II of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg. They had the following children:
* Charles Frederick (11 January 1651 – 5 October 1676), a member of the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di Malta; ...
* Charlotte Sophie (13 September 1652 – 18 January 1678)
: married on 24 February 1676
Count Emich XIV of Leiningen-Hartenburg (6 February 1649 – 13 December 1684)
* Barbara Eleanor (12 June 1657 – 4 November 1658)
* Friedericke Christine (1658 – March 1659)
1621 births
1658 deaths
17th-century German people
Margraves of Baden-Durlach
Sons of monarchs
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