Charles I | |
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Margrave of Baden-Baden | |
Born | 1427 |
Died | 24 February 1475 | (aged 47–48)
Noble family | House of Zähringen |
Spouse(s) | Catherine of Austria |
Issue Detail | |
Father | Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden |
Mother | Catherine of Lorraine |
Charles I of Baden (1427 – 24 February 1475, Pforzheim) was a Margrave of Baden-Baden during 1454–1475.[citation needed]
Charles was the elder son of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and his wife Catherine,[1] daughter of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine. In 1462 he became involved in the Bavarian War (1459–63) against Frederick I, Elector Palatine.[2] This war finished in the same year with Charles's defeat and capture at the Battle of Seckenheim in 1462.[2]