Marie of Baden-Sponheim

Marie of Baden-Sponheim

Maria Jacobäa von Baden, wife of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria (Hans Schöpfer I)
Spouse(s) William IV, Duke of Bavaria
Noble family House of Zähringen
Father Philip I, Margrave of Baden
Mother Elisabeth of the Palatinate
Born (1507-06-25)25 June 1507
Died 16 November 1580(1580-11-16) (aged 73)
Munich

Marie Jakobaea of Baden-Sponheim (25 June 1507 – 16 November 1580, Munich) was a German noblewoman and (by marriage) duchess of Bavaria.

Life

Marie was the daughter of Philip I, Margrave of Baden (1479–1533) and Countess Elisabeth (1483–1522), daughter of Philip, Elector Palatine and princess Margarete von Bayern-Landshut. Her paternal grandparents were Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen.

On 5 October 1522 she married William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493–1550), eldest son of Albert IV and his wife Kunigunde of Austria. They had four children:

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Marie of Baden-Sponheim
Born: 25 June 1507 Died: 16 November 1580
Preceded by
Kunigunde of Austria
Duchess consort of Bavaria
1522–1550
Succeeded by
Anna of Austria
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