Charles I of Baden (1427 – 24 February 1475,
Pforzheim
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) was a
Margrave of Baden-Baden during 1454–1475.
Charles was the elder son of
Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and his wife
Catherine, daughter of
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine. In 1462 he became involved in the
Bavarian War (1459–63) against
Frederick I, Elector Palatine. This war finished in the same year with Charles's defeat and capture at the
Battle of Seckenheim in 1462.
Family and children
On 1 July 1447, Charles married
Catherine of Austria (1423 – 11 September 1493), daughter of Archduke
Ernest the Iron. They had:
# Katharina (15 January 1449 – before 8 May 1484), married on 19 May 1464 to Count
George III of Werdenberg-Sargans
# Zimburg (15 May 1450 – 5 July 1501), married on 19 December 1468 to Count
Engelbert II of Nassau-Dillenburg
# Margareta (1452–1495), Abbess in
Lichtenthal
#
Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (13 November 1453 – 19 April 1527), married Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen
#
Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (1456–1488)
#
Frederick (9 July 1458 – 24 September 1517),
Bishop of Utrecht
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External links and references
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Article in the ADB
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Margraves of Baden-Baden
1427 births
Baden-Baden, Charles I of
House of Zähringen