Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
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Christopher was the eldest son of Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Charles 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...
and Katharina of Austria, a sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick the Peaceful KG was Duke of Austria as Frederick V from 1424, the successor of Albert II as German King as Frederick IV from 1440, and Holy Roman Emperor as Frederick III from 1452...
. He built the New Castle and moved there in 1479. In 1515 he divided his possessions between his sons Bernhard, Philip and Ernst. Thus, Bernhard founded the so-called "Bernardine line" of Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
and
Ernst founded the "Ernestine line" of Baden-Durlach.
Family and children
Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen
Ottilie von Katzenelnbogen was the daughter of count Philip II "the Younger" of Katzenelnbogen and Countess Ottilie of Nassau , whom he married in 1450...
(ca. 1451 – 15 August 1517), a granddaughter of Count Philip of Katzenelnbogen. They had the following children:
- Ottilie (6 June 1470 – 1490), Abbess in 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...
- JakobJakob von BadenJakob von Baden was the Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1503 to 1511.-Biography:Jakob von Baden was born at the Burg Hohenbaden in Baden-Baden on June 6, 1471, the second child and eldest son of Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and his wife Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen...
(6 June 1471 – 27 April 1511, CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
), Archbishop of Trier - Marie (2 July 1473 – 9 January 1519); Abbess in Lichtenthal
- Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-BadenBernhard III, Margrave of Baden-BadenBernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden inherited in 1515 part of his fathers margraviate of Baden. He ruled his part from 1515 until 1536....
(7 April 1474 – 29 June 1536) - Charles (21 June 1476 – 7 October 1510), canon in StrasbourgStrasbourgStrasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
and 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.... - Christopher (21 July 1477 – 29 March 1508), canon in Strasbourg and 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....
- PhilipPhilip I, Margrave of BadenMargrave Philip I of Baden took over the administration of his father's possessions Baden , Durlach, Pforzheim and Altensteig and parts of Eberstein, Lahr and Mahlberg in 1515 and ruled as governor until he inherited the territories in 1527...
(10 December 1478 – 17 September 1533); Margrave of Baden-Sponheim - Rudolf (16 June 1481 – 23 September 1532), canon in MainzMainzMainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
, CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Strasbourg and AugsburgAugsburgAugsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a... - Ernest, Margrave of Baden-DurlachErnest, Margrave of Baden-DurlachMargrave Ernest I of Baden-Durlach was the founder of the so-called "Ernestine" line of the House of Baden, the from which the later Grand Dukes descended. He was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim from 1533 and resided in Pforzheim from 1537...
(7 October 1482 – 6 February 1553) - Wolfgang (10 May 1484 – 24 June 1522)
- Sibylle (26 April 1485 – 10 July 1518), married on 24 January 1505 to Count Philip IIIPhilip III, Count of Hanau-LichtenbergPhilip III of Hanau-Lichtenberg was the third Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg.- Childhood and Youth :Philip III was the eldest son of Count Philip II of Hanau-Lichtenberg and his wife Anna of Isenburg-Büdingen....
of Hanau-Lichtenberg - Rosine (5 March 1487 – 29 October 1554), married:
- in 1503 to Count Francis Wolfgang of Hohenzollern;
- to Johann von Ow zu Wachendorf
- John (d. 19 June 1490)
- Beatrix (22 January 1492 – 4 April 1535), married in 1508 to John IIJohn II of Pfalz-SimmernJohn II was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1509 until 1557.John II was born in Simmern in 1492 as the eldest surviving son of John I, Count Palatine of Simmern. In 1508 he married Beatrix of Baden, daughter of Margrave Christopher I. He succeeded his father in 1509...
, Count of Palatine-Simmern - George (1 July 1493 – 16 November 1493)