Christopher I, Margrave Of Baden-Baden
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Christopher I of Baden (13 November 1453 – 19 April 1527) was the
Margrave of Baden The Margraviate of Baden () was a historical territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Spread along the right banks of the Upper Rhine in south-western Germany, it was named a margraviate in 1112 and existed until 1535, when it was split into the two ...
from 1475 to 1515.


Life

Christopher was the eldest son of
Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden Charles I of Baden (1427 – 24 February 1475, Pforzheim Pforzheim () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city of over 125,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. It is known for its je ...
and Catherine of Austria, a sister of
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. Christopher regained the territories that were lost by his father to the Palatinate and its allies. He maneuvered to keep these territories united under his son and successor Philip I, but his efforts were thwarted by
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. In 1479, the seat of the Margraviate of Baden was moved from
Hohenbaden Castle Hohenbaden Castle (at the time of its establishment ''Schloss Hohenbaden'', now ''Old castle'' or ''Altes Schloss'') in German Baden-Baden was the residence of the margraves of Margraviate of Baden, Baden for almost 400 years. The castle was built ...
to New Castle (') of Baden-Baden which was built by him. In 1489 Christopher became a member of the
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. This was part of his efforts for peaceful coexistence with his neighbors (in particular with Württemberg and the cities of Weil and Strasbourg). Within the protection of this South West German pact, Christopher advanced the internal development of his dominion. Christopher's winegrowing law of 1495 was a major step in improving the quality of wine produced in Baden."... The House of Baden, which has held the title of margrave since 1112, is closely associated with the development of quality winegrowing in Baden. In 1495, the margraves enacted the first wine laws. In the 18th century, they adopted single-variety Riesling cultivation and introduced Chasselas grapes in the southern Baden district of Markgräflerland. Similarly, in 1923 the Müller-Thurgau grape variety was first cultivated at Lake Constance on the family’s estates. Schloss Salem on Lake Constance is the ancestral home of the House of Baden and the headquarters of its vineyard estate. The estate is owned personally by the margraves of Baden and its planted area of 135 hectares makes it one of the largest private winegrowing estates in Germany. It is also a member of the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (VDP)...." Press Release - CMS advises House of Baden and Rotkäppchen-Mumm on establishing a joint venture; 23 June 2017; Subject: Advising Markgräflich Badische Verwaltung GmbH & Co. KG and Rotkäppchen Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH; CMS Hasche Sigle Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern mbB, Public & Media Relations, Lennéstraße 7, 10785 Berlin; https://cms.law/ His wife Ottilie was from a famous wine-making family in the Kraichgau, the Counts of Katzenelnbogen. By 1503, Christopher was responsible for uniting all the Badener lands when the Baden-Sausenberg died without male heirs. In 1515, before his death, he divided the Margraviate among his sons Philipp, Bernhard, and Ernst. However, Philipp who had succeeded him died childless, and his share was passed down to his brothers Bernhard and Ernst. Thus, Bernhard founded the so-called "Bernardine line" of
Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the ...
and Ernst founded the "Ernestine line" of Baden-Durlach.


Family and children

Margrave Christopher married on 30 January 1469
Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen (c. 1451 – 15 August 1517, Baden-Baden), was by marriage Margravine of Baden-Baden. Life She was the only child of Philipp II ''the Younger'' of Katzenelnbogen (1427 – 27 February 1453) and Ottilie of Nassau-Siege ...
(ca. 1451 – 15 August 1517), a granddaughter of Philipp I, Count of Katzenelnbogen. They had the following children: # Ottilie (6 June 1470 – 1490), Abbess in
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# Jakob (6 June 1471 – 27 April 1511,
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),
Archbishop of Trier The Diocese of Trier (), in English historically also known as ''Treves'' () from French ''Trèves'', is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Germany.Lichtenthal # Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden (7 April 1474 – 29 June 1536) # Charles (21 June 1476 – 7 October 1510), canon in
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and
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# Christopher (21 July 1477 – 29 March 1508), canon in Strasbourg and
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#
Philipp Philipp is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: "Philipp" has also been a shortened version of Philippson, a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews. Surname * Adolf Philipp (18 ...
(10 December 1478 – 17 September 1533); Margrave of Baden-Sponheim # Rudolf (16 June 1481 – 23 September 1532), canon in
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,
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, Strasbourg and
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# Ernst, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (7 October 1482 – 6 February 1553), married Ursula of Rosenfeld # Wolfgang (10 May 1484 – 24 June 1522) # Sibylle (26 April 1485 – 10 July 1518), married on 24 January 1505 to Philipp III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg # Rosine (5 March 1487 – 29 October 1554), married: ## in 1503 to Count Franz Wolfgang of Hohenzollern; ## on 17 December 1526 to Baron Johann von Ow zu Wachendorf # John (d. 19 June 1490) #
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(22 January 1492 – 4 April 1535), married in 1508 to Johann II, Count Palatine of Simmern # George (1 July 1493 – 16 November 1493)


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Article in the ADB
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