Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Charles I of Baden (1427 – 24 February 1475, Pforzheim) was a Margrave of Baden-Baden during 1454–1475.^{[citation needed]}

Charles I
Margrave of Baden-Baden
Born	1427 (1427)
Died	24 February 1475(1475-02-24) (aged 47–48)
Noble family	House of Zähringen
Spouse(s)	Catherine of Austria
Issue Detail	Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg Frederick
Father	Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Mother	Catherine of Lorraine

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]

Family and children

On 1 July 1447, Charles married Catherine of Austria (1423 – 11 September 1493), daughter of Archduke Ernest the Iron.^[1] They had:

1. Katharina (15 January 1449 – before 8 May 1484), married on 19 May 1464 to Count George III of Werdenberg-Sargans
2. Zimburg (15 May 1450 – 5 July 1501), married on 19 December 1468 to Count Engelbert II of Nassau-Dillenburg
3. Margareta (1452–1495), Abbess in Lichtenthal
4. Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (13 November 1453 – 19 April 1527), married Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen^[1]
5. Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (1456–1488)
6. Frederick (9 July 1458 – 24 September 1517), Bishop of Utrecht^[3]