Marie of Baden-Sponheim

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

Marie of Baden-Sponheim
Maria Jacobäa von Baden, wife of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria (Hans Schöpfer I)
Duchess consort of Bavaria
Tenure5 October 1522 – 7 March 1550
Born(1507-06-25)25 June 1507
Died16 November 1580(1580-11-16) (aged 73)
Munich, Bavaria
SpouseWilliam IV, Duke of Bavaria
IssueAlbert V, Duke of Bavaria
Mechthild of Bavaria
HouseHouse of Zähringen
FatherPhilip I, Margrave of Baden
MotherElisabeth of the Palatinate

Life

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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:

Bibliography

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  • Hans and Marga Rall: Die Wittelsbacher – Von Otto I. bis Elisabeth I., Weltbild (1994) ISBN 3-85001-485-1
Marie of Baden-Sponheim
Born: 25 June 1507 Died: 16 November 1580
Royal titles
Preceded by Duchess consort of Bavaria
1522–1550
Succeeded by