Philip III, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (15 August 1567 in
Rodemachern – 6 November 1620 at
Hochburg Castle in
Emmendingen
Emmendingen (; ) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the Emmendingen (district), district Emmendingen of Germany. It is located at the Elz (Rhine), Elz River, north of Freiburg im Breisgau. The town contains more than 26,000 residents, ...
) was
Margrave
Margrave was originally the Middle Ages, medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or a monarchy, kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain Feudal ...
of
Baden-Rodemachern from 1588 until his death.
Life
Philip III was the second son of
Christopher II and
Princess Cecilia of Sweden.
He inherited Baden-Rodemachern after the death of his brother
Edward Fortunatus 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 Castle, where he died childless in 1620.
Ancestors
References
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Footnotes
Margraves of Baden
1567 births
1620 deaths
16th-century German nobility
17th-century German nobility
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