Katherina of Baden

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Katherina von Baden (born January 15, 1449 ; † before May 8, 1484 ) was a titular margravine of Baden and after her marriage, Countess von Werdenberg-Sargans .

origin

She was a daughter of Margrave Karl I of Baden and Catherine of Austria .

Life

Katherina married Count Georg von Werdenberg († 1500) on May 19, 1464 . This was a son of Count Johann III. von Werdenberg and Countess Elisabeth von Württemberg . Count Hugo XI was one of his brothers . von Werdenberg and Bishop Johann von Augsburg . Georg had taken over the Grafschaft Heiligenberg from his father in 1459 and after his death also exercised the family senior council. He maintained good relations with Ravensburger commercial capital and entered the service of the Counts of Württemberg around 1476 .

progeny

From her marriage to Georg, Katherina had several children:

  • Count Johann von Werdenberg († 1522), no descendants.
  • Count Felix von Werdenberg († from July 11th to 12th, 1530 in Augsburg ) ⚭ with a Walloon heiress, no descendants. He was a warrior and courtier in the service of Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V.
  • Count Christoph von Werdenberg († January 29, 1534 in Sigmaringen ) ⚭ 1. with Eleonora Gonzaga († 1512), ⚭ 2. Johanna von Berselle (Johanna van Witthem) (1495 - after August 19, 1544); no offspring from either marriage
  • Countess Magdalena von Werdenberg (1464 - September 9, 1538) ⚭ Jan van Egmond (April 3, 1438 - August 21, 1516)
  • Countess Elisabeth von Werdenberg († December 20, 1536) ⚭ 1485 with Erasmus I. Schenk von Erbach († September 1, 1503)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul-Joachim Heinig: Emperor Friedrich III. (1440-1493). Court, government, politics (= research on the imperial and papal history of the Middle Ages. Vol. 17). 3 volumes, Böhlau, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-412-15595-0 (At the same time: Gießen, Universität, Habilitation -schrift, 1993), Vol. 1, p. 335
  2. ^ Paul-Joachim Heinig: Emperor Friedrich III. (1440–1493) , Vol. 1, p. 335, there footnote 840
personal data
SURNAME Katherina of Baden
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Margravine of Baden
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1449
DATE OF DEATH before May 8, 1484