Catherine de Lorraine (1407—1439)
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Catherine of Lorraine was the wife of Margrave
Jacob
of Baden-Baden.
She was the daughter of Duke
Charles II
of Lorraine and the countess Margaret of the Palatinate
.
She married on 25 July 1422 with Margrave Jacob
of Baden-Baden. they had the following children:
Margrave
A margrave or margravine was a medieval hereditary nobleman with military responsibilities in a border province of a kingdom. Border provinces usually had more exposure to military incursions from the outside, compared to interior provinces, and thus a margrave usually had larger and more active...
Jacob
Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Jacob I of Baden , was Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1431 to 1453.He was the elder son of Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Anna von Oettingen. Jacob I was a man of deep religious beliefs, well-known as a founder of churches...
of Baden-Baden.
She was the daughter of Duke
Duke
A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
Charles II
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine
Charles II , called the Bold was the duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and constable of France from 1418 to 1425....
of Lorraine and the countess Margaret of the Palatinate
Margaret of the Palatinate
Margaret of the Palatinate was the daughter of Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. She married Charles II, Duke of Lorraine on 6 February 1393. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen...
.
She married on 25 July 1422 with Margrave Jacob
Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Jacob I of Baden , was Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1431 to 1453.He was the elder son of Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Anna von Oettingen. Jacob I was a man of deep religious beliefs, well-known as a founder of churches...
of Baden-Baden. they had the following children:
- Charles I, Margrave of Baden-BadenCharles I, Margrave of Baden-BadenCharles I of Baden 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 began the Baden-Palatinate war with Elector Frederick I of the Rhine...
(d. 24 February 1475, PforzheimPforzheimPforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Until 1565 it was the home to the Margraves of Baden. Because of that it gained the nickname...
). - Bernard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden (later beatified) (1428–12 July 1458, MoncalieriMoncalieriMoncalieri is a town and comune of approximately 58,000 inhabitants about eight kilometers directly south of downtown Turin , in Piedmont, Italy. It is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in the 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of Maria Clotilde...
). - Johann (1430–9 February 1503, EhrenbreitsteinEhrenbreitsteinEhrenbreitstein may refer to:, a district of Koblenz* Ehrenbreitstein Fortress * Ehrenbreitstein , the hill on which the fortress stands on the east bank of the Rhine...
), Archbishop of Trier. - George (1433–11 February 1484, MoyenMoyenMoyen is a village and commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département of north-eastern France.-Geography:The river Mortagne forms most of the commune's south-western border....
), Bishop of MetzMetzMetz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
. - Markus (1434–1 September 1478), abbot in Liège.
- MargareteMargaret of BadenMargaret of Baden was a Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She was the daughter of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and his wife Catherine of Lorraine....
(1431–24 October 1457, AnsbachAnsbachAnsbach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is situated southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the Fränkische Rezat, a tributary of the Main river. As of 2004, its population was 40,723.Ansbach...
), married 1446 to Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg. - Matilde (d. 1485), Abbess of TrierTrierTrier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
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