Philip III, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (15 August 1567 in
Rodemachern
Rodemack (; German: ''Rodemachern''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Ruedemaacher''/''Roudemaacher'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Localities of the commune: ''Esing'', ''Faulbach'', ''Semming''.
Persona ...
– 6 November 1620 at
Hochburg
The Hochburg ("high castle") is a castle ruin situated between the city of Emmendingen and the village of Sexau in the region of Baden, located in the southwest of Germany. It was presumably built in the 11th century and was originally known a ...
Castle in
Emmendingen
Emmendingen (; Low Alemannic: ''Emmedinge'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Emmendingen of Germany. It is located at the Elz River, north of Freiburg im Breisgau. The town contains more than 26,000 residents, which ...
) was
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-Rodemachern from 1588 until his death.
Life
Philip III was the second son of
Christopher II and
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
Cecilia of Sweden (Swedish: ''Cecilia Gustavsdotter Vasa'') (16 November 1540 in Stockholm – 27 January 1627 in Brussels), was Princess of Sweden as the daughter of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Margravine of ...
.
He inherited Baden-Rodemachern after the death of his brother
Edward Fortunatus
Edward Fortunatus (or in German Eduard Fortunat) of Baden (17 September 1565 – 8 June 1600) was Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern and Baden-Baden.
Life and work
Born in London, Edward was the son of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemacher ...
in 1600, and took up residence at
Ettlingen Castle.
In 1605, Philip enlisted soldiers to liberate Baden-Baden, which had been occupied by Baden-Durlach since 1594. The attempt failed, and Philip's cousin
George Frederick took him prisoner. Philip was held in Durlach, and later at
Hochburg
The Hochburg ("high castle") is a castle ruin situated between the city of Emmendingen and the village of Sexau in the region of Baden, located in the southwest of Germany. It was presumably built in the 11th century and was originally known a ...
Castle, where he died childless in 1620.
Ancestors
References
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Footnotes
Margraves of Baden
1567 births
1620 deaths
16th-century German people
17th-century German people
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