Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden

Rudolf VI of Baden
Spouse(s) Matilde of Sponheim
Noble family House of Zähringen
Father Frederick III
Mother Margareta of Baden
Died 21 March 1372(1372-03-21)

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

Life

He was the elder son of Frederick III and Margareta of Baden. 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 Matilde of Sponheim, daughter of Count John III of Sponheim and had the following children:

  1. Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (13645 April 1431, Baden).
  2. Rudolf VII, Margrave of Baden-Baden (d. 1391).
  3. Matilde (d. 3 August 1425, Schleusingen), married 4 July 1376 to Count Henry of Henneberg.
Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden
Died: 21 March 1372
Preceded by
Frederick III
Margrave of Baden-Baden
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Succeeded by
Rudolf VII
Preceded by
Rudolf V
Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim
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Succeeded by
Bernard I

See also

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