Hermann of Baden-Baden
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Hermann of Baden-Baden
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| Noble family | House of Zähringen |
| Father | William, Margrave of Baden-Baden |
| Mother | Catherine Ursula of Hohenzollern-Hechingen |
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12 October 1628 Regensburg |
| Died | 30 October 1691 (aged 63) Baden-Baden |
Margrave (Prince) Hermann of Baden-Baden (12 October 1628 in Baden-Baden; died 30 October 1691 in Regensburg) was a general and diplomat in the imperial service. He was Field Marshal, president of the Hofkriegsrat, and the representative of the Emperor in the Perpetual Diet of Regensburg.
He was the fifth son of Margrave William of Baden-Baden and his wife, Catherine Ursula of Hohenzollern-Hechingen.
He was destined for an ecclesiastical career and was appointed canon in Cologne and Paderborn. He also held seats in the cathedral chapter (religion)s of Strasbourg, Salzburg and Augsburg. He was raised as a Catholic and attended the Collegium St. Hieronymi in Dillingen. He tried in vain to join the Order of Saint John. Around 1660, he was considered a possible successor to King John II Casimir Vasa of Poland. For this reason, he gave up his seats in the cathedral chapters in 1661.
When he was not elected King of Poland, he turned to a military career. In 1663, he fought in Hungary against the Ottomans as command of the troops of the Burgundian Imperial Circle.
In 1665, he commanded an Austrian auxiliary force in the Spanish Netherlands, despite objections by Louis XIV.
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