Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Charles I
Margrave of Baden-Baden
Born1427 (1427)
Died24 February 1475(1475-02-24) (aged 47–48)
Noble familyHouse of Zähringen
Spouse(s)Catherine of Austria
Issue
Detail
FatherJacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
MotherCatherine 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]

  1. ^ Hohkamp 2007, Figure 5.1.
  2. ^ a b Tresp 2010, p. 245.