Margaret of Baden

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Margarete of Baden
Spouse(s) Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
Noble family House of Zähringen
Father Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Mother Catherine of Lorraine
Born 1431
Died October 24, 1456(1456-10-24)
Ansbach

Margaret of Baden (1431 24 October 1457) was a Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She was the daughter of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and his wife Catherine of Lorraine.

In 1446, Margaret married Albert of Brandenburg, the future Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, in Heilsbronn. Margaret died before he succeeded to the Electorate of Brandenburg, thus never served as Electress. Their marriage produced three sons and three daughters:

married in 1467 Duke Henry I of Münsterberg-Oels (1448-1498)
  • Elisabeth (1451–1524)
married in 1467 Duke Eberhard II of Württemberg (1447-1504)
  • Margaret (1453–1509), abbess of the Poor Clares convent at Hof from 1476
  • John Cicero (1455–1499), Elector of Brandenburg

Margaret died in Ansbach in 1457 shortly after her husband acquired the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.

Margaret of Baden
Born: 1431 Died: 24 October 1457
German nobility
Vacant
Title last held by
Elisabeth of Bavaria
Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
12 November 1446 - 24 October 1457
Vacant
Title next held by
Anna of Saxony
Preceded by
Barbara of Saxe-Witternberg
Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1457
This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.


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