Rudolf V, Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim (died 28 August 1361) was a son of Margrave
Rudolf IV
Rudolf IV (1 November 1339 – 27 July 1365), also called Rudolf the Founder (german: der Stifter), was a scion of the House of Habsburg who ruled as duke of Austria (self-proclaimed archduke), Styria and Carinthia from 1358, as well as count ...
(died 25 June 1348) and his second wife Maria of Oettingen (d. 10 June 1369). In 1348, he succeeded his father as Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim.
Emperor
Louis IV had in 1334 mortgaged
Ortenburg Castle, the cities of
Offenburg
Offenburg ("open borough" - coat of arms showing open gates; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemmanic: ''Offäburg'') is a city located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With nearly 60,000 inhabitants (2019), it is the largest city and the ad ...
,
Gengenbach
Gengenbach (; gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Gängäbach) is a town in the district of Ortenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and a popular tourist destination on the western edge of the Black Forest, with about 11,000 inhabitants.
Gengenbach is well ...
and
Zell am Harmersbach
Zell am Harmersbach is a small town and a historic “Reichsstadt” in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies in the Ortenaukreis, between the Black Forest and the Rhine.
History
Zell was settled on territory owned by Gengenbach Abbey. The monaste ...
and the imperial possessions in the
Ortenau
The Ortenau, originally called Mortenau, is a historic region in the present-day German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the right bank of the river Rhine, stretching from the Upper Rhine Plain to the foothill zone of the Black Fore ...
area to his father. When the time came to repay the loan, Emperor
Charles IV did not have the money, so Rudolf was allowed to keep these possessions. Charles IV also mortgaged the toll at
Strassbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
to Rudolf and Archbishop
Berthold II of
Strasbourg
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.
On 26 August 1347, he married Adelaide, Lady of Belfort, (d. 1370/73), the daughter of Margrave
Rudolf Hesso of Baden-Baden and his wife,
Joanna of Burgundy
Joanna of Burgundy (died 1349) was a daughter of Reginald of Burgundy and his wife, Guillemette of Neufchâtel.
She married three times:
* With Ulrich III of Pfirt (d. 1324). They had two daughters:
** Joanna (1300–1351), married Albert II, D ...
. This marriage remained childless. In 1356, Rudolf concluded an inheritance treaty with his nephew
Rudolf VI of Baden-Baden, in which Rudolf V appointed Rudolf VI as his heir.
Rudolf V died in 1361. After his death, Baden-Pforzheim fell to Baden-Baden, reuniting Baden again. His widow remarried on 4 April 1369, to Count Walram IV of Tierstein.
Margraves of Baden-Pforzheim
Year of birth uncertain
1361 deaths
14th-century German nobility
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