Maria of Eicken

Maria of Eicken (born: 1571 in Brussels; died: 21 April 1636 in Porta Angelica Monastery, Flaumbach Valley, near Treis-Karden) was the wife of the Margrave Edward Fortunatus of Baden-Baden.

Life

She was born in Brussels as the daughter of Joost Van Eicken and Barbara De Moll.

On 13 March 1591 in Brussels, she married Margrave Edward Fortunatus of Baden-Baden. As she was not a member of the high nobility, she was not considered a befitting wife for a margrave and their children were never accepted as relatives by his cousin Margrave Ernest Frederick of Baden-Durlach. Nevertheless, their son William would inherit Baden-Baden.

Marie and Edward Fortunatus had the following children:

• William (1593–1677)
• Hermann Fortunatus (1595–1665)
• Charles Albert (born: 1598 in Kastellaun; died: 1626 at Hundschloss Castle, when he accidentally shot himself)
• Anna Marie Lucretia (born: 1592 Murano; died: 1654 in Kastellaun)

References

• Joachim Kühn: Der Roman der Marie van Eycken, in: Ehen zur linken Hand in der europäischen Geschichte, Koehler, Stuttgart, 1968, p. 105–123

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.