Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
Born(1529-07-24)24 July 1529
Pforzheim
Died23 March 1577(1577-03-23) (aged 47)
Durlach
Noble familyHouse of Zähringen
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FatherErnest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
MotherUrsula of Rosenfeld

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (born 24 July 1529 in Pforzheim; died 23 March 1577 in Durlach), nicknamed Charles with the bag, governed the Margravate of Baden-Durlach from 1552 to 1577. On 1 June 1556 Charles issued a new Church Order, which made Lutheranism the official religion in Baden-Durlach.