Marie of Baden-Sponheim

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Marie of Baden-Sponheim
Maria Jacobäa von Baden, wife of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria (Hans Schöpfer I)
Spouse(s)	William IV, Duke of Bavaria
Noble family	House of Zähringen
Father	Philip I, Margrave of Baden
Mother	Elisabeth of the Palatinate
Born	(1507-06-25)25 June 1507
Died	16 November 1580(1580-11-16) (aged 73) Munich

Marie Jakobaea of Baden-Sponheim (25 June 1507 – 16 November 1580, Munich) was a German noblewoman and (by marriage) duchess of Bavaria.

Life

Marie was the daughter of Philip I, Margrave of Baden (1479–1533) and Countess Elisabeth (1483–1522), daughter of Philip, Elector Palatine and princess Margarete von Bayern-Landshut. Her paternal grandparents were Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen.

On 5 October 1522 she married William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493–1550), eldest son of Albert IV and his wife Kunigunde of Austria. They had four children:

Theodo (1526–1534)
Albert V (1528–1579) ∞ 1546 Archduchess Anna of Austria (1528–1590)
Wilhelm (1529–1530)
Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565) ∞ 1557 Margrave Philibert of Baden-Baden (1536–1569)

Hans and Marga Rall: Die Wittelsbacher – Von Otto I. bis Elisabeth I., Weltbild (1994) ISBN 3-85001-485-1

Marie of Baden-Sponheim House of Zähringen Born: 25 June 1507 Died: 16 November 1580
Preceded by Kunigunde of Austria	Duchess consort of Bavaria 1522–1550	Succeeded by Anna of Austria

Persondata
Name	Marie of Baden-Sponheim
Alternative names	Markgräfin Maria Jakobäa von Baden (German)
Short description	Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria
Date of birth	26 June 1507
Place of birth
Date of death	16 November 1580
Place of death	Munich

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