Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
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Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1230-November 19, 1288) was Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1250 until his death.
He was the son of Herman V and Irmengard, Countess Palatinate of the Rhine. She was the daughter of Henry I, Count Palatinate of the Rhine.
He inherited Baden, together with his brother Herman VI, until Herman VI's marriage into the Austrian ducal family. Rudolf I then became the sole ruler of Baden-Baden.
Rudolf I married Kunigunde of Eberstein in 1257. The Eberstein family were in a position to raise money for Rudolf, and it bequeathed half its castle to the margrave. In 1283, the other half of Castle Old Eberstein was sold by Otto II of Eberstein to Rudolf I. In the 14th century, the castle was the place of residence for the Margraves of Baden. In 1250 Rudolf I began the construction of Castle Hohenbaden.
On August 23, 1258, King Richard of Cornwall gave the city of Steinbach its charter. Rudolf I had asked the king to do this. The Lords of Weissenstein bought their castle Liebeneck and the village of Würm from the margrave.
Rudolf I quarreled with the Counts of Württemberg and the Bishops of Straßburg over the tolls on the Rhine. The quarrel with Württemberg ended in later years because of the marriage of one of Rudolf's sons into the Württemberg dynasty.
Ruolf I built many churches and abbeys. Because of his love of art and Minnesang, Rudolf was lauded by Beppo of Basel as a pious and benevolent man.
He is buried in Lichtenthal Abbey.
[edit] Marriage
On May 20, 1257, Rudolf married Kunigunde of Eberstein (1230-April 12, 1284/1290 in Lichtental), the daughter of Count Otto of Eberstein. They had the following children:
- Herman VII, (1266-July 12 1291)
- Rudolf II, (d. February 14, 1295)
- Hesso, (1268-February 14, 1295)
- Rudolf III, (d. February 2, 1332)
- Kunigunde, (1265-July 22, 1310), married December 20, 1291 the Count Frederick VI of Zollern
- Adelheid, (d. August 18, 1295); Abbess of Lichtenthal Abbey
- Kunigunde, (d. 1310/1315); married on March 27 1293 the Count Rudolf II of Wertheim
- Irmengard, (1270-February 8, 1320); married on June 21, 1296 the Count Eberhard I of Württemberg
| Preceded by Frederick I |
Margrave of Baden 1250-1268 with Frederick I, 1268-1288 |
Succeeded by Hesso Rudolf II Herman VII Rudolf III |
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
