Friedrich V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
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Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
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| Spouse(s) | Barbara of Württemberg Eleonore of Solms-Laubach Maria Elisabeth of Waldeck-Eisenberg Anna Maria von Hohen-Geroldseck Elisabeth Eusebia von Fürstenberg |
| Noble family | House of Zähringen |
| Father | George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach |
| Mother | Juliana Ursula of Salm-Neufville |
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6 July 1594 Sulzburg, in the Black Forest |
| Died | 8 September 1659 (aged 65) Durlach |
Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (6 July 1594, Sulzburg, Hochschwarzwald – 8 September 1659, Durlach) was a German nobleman, who ruled as margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1622 to his death. He was succeeded by his son Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.
Frederick V was the son of Margrave George Frederick of Baden-Durlach and his wife Juliana Ursula of Salm-Neufville. He was educated in Sulzburg by, among others, superintendent J. Weininger. In the years 1613 and 1614, Frederick V made his Grand Tour to France, Great Britain and the Netherlands.
In 1622, the Aulic Council decided to award the margraviate of Baden-Baden to Edward Fortunatus. Disappointed, Margrave George Frederick abdicated on 22 April 1622, in favour of his son, Frederick V. Frederick ruled Baden Durlach until his death in 1659.
After Baden-Durlach lost the Battle of Wimpfen, the country was devastated by the troops of Tilly. Durlach and other unprotected towns were burned down or looted and pillaged repeatedly. Frederick V did not receive his imperial investiture until 1627, and then only under severe conditions. The people suffered unspeakably during this period. In 1648, the plague broke out in Durlach and further decimated the population. The Protestant Frederick V was deposed by Emperor Ferdinand II during the Thirty Years' War. Ferdinand II enfeoffed Baden-Durlach to the Catholic Margrave of Baden-Baden instead. Frederick then retired from politics until the end of the war.
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