Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
Spouse(s)	Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken Johanna Bayer of Sendau
Noble family	House of Zähringen
Father	Friedrich V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
Mother	Barbara of Württemberg
Born	(1617-11-16)16 November 1617 Karlsburg Castle in Durlach
Died	31 January 1677(1677-01-31) (aged 59) Karlsburg Castle in Durlach

Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (16 November 1617 – 10 or 31 January 1677) was the Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1659 until his death.

He was born at Karlsburg Castle, in Durlach (now part of Karlsruhe) as the son of Friedrich V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach and Barbara of Württemberg. He participated in the defense of German territories against the Ottoman invasion of 1663. Frederick later also participated in the Franco-Dutch War.

After the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648 he did not take time out to recover from his war crafts. As early as 1663, the Turks had penetrated deep into Hungary. The imperial army of Emperor Leopold I began to organize a common defense against the Turks and demanded that Baden-Durlach should also provide troops. Frederick VI participated in this war as a Major General.

The Emperor granted, even before the war began, to Frederick and his cousin, Margrave William of Baden-Baden, the right to use the style Serene Highness. This title was hereditary until 1803, when Margrave Charles Frederick of the in 1771 re-united margraviate of Baden was raised to Elector after he had greatly expanded his territory during the German Mediatisation.

In the battle against the Turks, Frederick's cousin Louis William distinguished himself and earned himself the nickname Türkenlouis ("Turk Louis"). After the Turks were defeated, Frederick participated on the Dutch side in the Franco-Dutch War. In 1676, he began a siege on the fortress of Philippsburg; after he captured the city on 17 September of that year, it was added to the Baden-Durlach territories.