Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden

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Rudolf VI of Baden
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Died(1372-03-21)21 March 1372
Noble familyHouse of Zähringen
Spouse(s)
FatherFrederick III
Mother

Rudolf VI of Baden (died 21 March 1372) was Margrave of Baden-Baden and from 1353 to 1372.

Life[]

He was the elder son of Frederick III and . Under Rudolf VI Baden was again united in 1361, since the other lines had expired. Under his rule the Margraves of Baden were recognized for the first time as princeps regni (Reichsfürst).

Family and children[]

He married , daughter of Count John III of Sponheim and had the following children:

  1. Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1364 – 5 April 1431, Baden).
  2. (d. 1391).
  3. Matilde (d. 3 August 1425, Schleusingen), married 4 July 1376 to Count .
Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden
 Died: 21 March 1372
Preceded by
Frederick III
Margrave of Baden-Baden
1353–1372
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Rudolf V
Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim
1361–1372
Succeeded by
Bernard I

See also[]

This article is translated from that on the German Wikipedia

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