Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Karl I of Baden (* 1427, † February 24, 1475 in Pforzheim ) was Margrave of Baden.
He was the first son from the combination of Catherine of Lorraine and the Margrave James I of Baden.
Charles I was less after his diplomatic father, but more to his pugnacious grandfather. Charles I. was in 1462 with the Elector Frederick I of the Palatinate, called the Victorious, in a dispute that led to the Baden-Palatinate war. After the Margrave between Emperor Frederick III. , The Pope Pius II and some princes to the occupation of the Episcopal See of Mainz first tried to mediate between the warring camps, but then his brother, Bishop George of Metz, the party took, , it came in the sequel to the Baden-Palatinate war.
As a result, there was devastation and looting on both sides and fixing the Marquis at the Battle of Seckenheim by Frederick I of the Palatinate. The Margrave had to pay 25,000 florins, made Sponheim as a pledge and Pforzheim explain Palatine fief to the release. Frederick I of the Palatinate had henceforth secured his claim as Elector. The remains of Charles I found in the collegiate their final resting.
Marriage and issue
Charles I was married on July 1, 1447 in Pforzheim Catherine of Austria ( 1420-1493 ), daughter of Ernst the Iron. From this connection, the following children are descended:
- Christoph (* November 13, 1453 in Baden -Baden, † April 19, 1527 in Baden- Baden)
- Albrecht ( * 1456 Hachberg, † 1488 in Damme )
- Friedrich ( * July 9, 1458; † September 24, 1517 in Lier ); Bishop of Utrecht
- Catherine ( * January 15, 1449; † before May 8, 1484 ) ∞ May 19th, 1464 Count George III. of Werdenberg -Sargans
- Cimburga (* May 15, 1450; † July 5, 1501 in Breda ) ∞ December 19, 1468, Count Engelbert II of Nassau- Dillenburg
- Margaretha (* 1452, † 1495 in Lichtental ); Abbess in the monastery Lichtenthal
- Anna, the illegitimate daughter ∞ 1471 John Henne