Jacob I (Baden)
Margrave Jakob I of Baden (born March 15, 1407 in Hachberg ; † October 13, 1453 in Mühlburg ) ruled the margraviate of Baden from 1431 to 1453.
Life
Jakob I of Baden was the first-born son of Margrave Bernhard I of Baden and Anna von Oettingen . The father was very religious and known as a church founder, so his children also enjoyed a strictly religious upbringing. He founded the Fremersberg Monastery and helped the Baden-Baden Collegiate Church to gain greater importance. Jacob I was the opposite of his father, Enea Silvio de Piccolomini described him as follows: "Famous among the Germans because of his justice and intelligence" .
At a young age he was administrator of the Hohenberg estates until he came to the Baden government at the age of 24 . He was a pugnacious knight , thrifty father of the country and popular among princes as an arbitrator . Both emperors - Siegmund and Friedrich III. - among whom he served valued him.
When his sister Agnes fled the dispute over the succession, due to a premature birth due to a premarital unequal relationship with a noblewoman from Baden, the margrave lost claims in Schleswig . He was so annoyed about it that he interned Agnes in Ebersteinburg for the rest of her life . The incident went down in history as "The Gottorf Twin Fall " .
When the Sponheim Treaty came into force in 1437 , he received possessions on the Moselle . In 1442 he bought half of the Lahr and Mahlberg estate from the descendants of Walter von Geroldseck for 30,000 guilders .
He had his headquarters at Hohenbaden Castle high above the thermal baths of the city of Baden-Baden . During his reign, he expanded the castle into a palace with over 100 very representative rooms. The preserved ruin can be visited today.
Marriage and offspring
He married Katharina von Lorraine on July 25, 1422 . The following children emerged from this connection:
- Karl (* 1427; † February 24, 1475 in Pforzheim ) ⚭ 1447 in Pforzheim Katharina of Austria
- Bernhard (* 1428 in Pforzheim ; † July 15, 1458 in Moncalieri / Northern Italy ), beatified
- Johann (* 1434; † February 9, 1503 in Ehrenbreitstein ); Archbishop of Trier
- Georg (* 1433; † February 11, 1484 in Moyen ), Bishop of Metz
- Markus (1434--1 September 1478); Bishop of Liege
- Margarete (* 1431; † October 24, 1457 in Ansbach ) ⚭ 1446 in Heilsbronn Albrecht III. of Brandenburg
- Mathilde † 1485, abbess in Trier
and
- Rudolf, illegitimate son, Commander of the Johanniterkommende Überlingen
literature
- Arthur Kleinschmidt : Jacob I., Margrave of Baden and Hochberg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, pp. 532-534.
- Konrad Krimm : Jakob I, Margrave of Baden. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 311 ( digitized version ).
- Johann Christian Sachs : Introduction to the history of the Marggravschaft and the Marggravial old princely house of Baden . Second part. Lotter, Carlsruhe 1767, p. 305–378 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- Oskar Joseph Münch: Margrave Jakob I. von Baden , dissertation, HM Poppen & Sohn, Freiburg 1906
See also
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Bernhard I. |
Margrave of Baden 1431–1453 |
George |
| Johann V. |
Count of Sponheim 1437–1453 |
George |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jacob I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jacob I of Baden |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Margrave of Baden (1431–1453) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1407 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hachberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 1453 |
| Place of death | Muhlburg (Karlsruhe) |