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Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Christopher I
Margrave of Baden
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Christoph of Baden-Baden by Hans Baldung, 1515
Spouse(s) Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen
Noble family Zähringen
Father Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Mother Catherine of Austria
Born (1453-11-13)13 November 1453
Baden-Baden
Died 19 April 1527(1527-04-19) (aged 73)
Baden-Baden

Christopher I of Baden (13 November 1453 – 19 April 1527) was the Margrave of Baden from 1475 to 1515.

Christoph was the eldest son of Karl I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Catherine of Austria, a sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. He built the New Castle and moved there in 1479. In 1515 he divided his possessions between his sons Bernhard, Philipp and Ernst. Thus, Bernhard founded the so-called "Bernardine line" of Baden-Baden and Ernst founded the "Ernestine line" of Baden-Durlach.

Margrave Christoph married on 30 January 1469Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen (ca. 1451 – 15 August 1517), a granddaughter of Philipp I, Count of Katzenelnbogen. They had the following children:


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