James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg
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James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg
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| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth of Culemborg-Pallandt |
| Noble family | House of Zähringen |
| Father | Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach |
| Mother | Anna of Veldenz |
| Born | 26 May 1562 |
| Died | 17 August 1590 (aged 28) |
| Buried | St. Michael church in Pforzheim |
Margrave James III of Baden-Hachberg (26 May 1562 – 17 August 1590) was margrave of Baden-Hachberg from 1584 to 1590. he resided at Emmendingen. In 1590, he converted in 1590 from Lutheranism to the Roman Catholic confession, causing some political turmoil.
James was the second son of Margrave Charles II of Baden-Durlach and Anna of Veldenz, daughter of the Count Palatine Rupert of Veldenz. From 1557, James and his brother Ernest Frederick were educated at the court of their guardian, the Lutheran Duke Louis III "the Pious" of Württemberg. James was very interested in recent developments in science and studied in Tübingen and Strasbourg. He then made a Grand Tour to Italy and France.
When his father died in 1577, government in Baden-Durlach was taken up by a regency council, consisting of his mother, Anna of Veldenz, Elector Palatine Louis VI (until 1583), Count Palatine Philip Louis of Neuburg and Duke Louis III "the Pious" of Württemberg.
James and his elder brother Ernest Frederick wanted to be sovereign rulers of their own fragment of Baden. Their father's last will and testament forbade a further division of the margraviate. However, the testament had not been properly signed and sealed. According to the three remaining regents, this invalidated the testament, so they allowed a division, thereby fragmenting Baden beyond the existing division into Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach. James received the Lordship of Hackberg, with its seat in Emmendingen.Ernest Frederick received Lower Baden, including the two largest cities, Durlach and Pforzheim. Their younger brother George Frederick received Upper Baden, including the Lordships of Rötteln and Badenweiler and the Margraviate of Sausenburg.
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