Beatrix of Baden

Margravine of Baden by birth, by marriage Countess Palatine of Simmern
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroMargravine of Baden by birth, by marriage Countess Palatine of Simmern
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth22 January 1492
Death4 April 1535 (aged 43 years)
Family
Mother:Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen
Father:Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Siblings:Jakob von Baden Ernest Margrave of Baden-Durlach Bernhard III Margrave of Baden-Baden Philip I Margrave of Baden
Spouse:John II Count Palatine of Simmern
Children:Frederick III Elector Palatine Sabina Duchess of Bavaria Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern
The details

Biography

Beatrice of Baden (22 January 1492 – 4 April 1535) was a Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage and a Countess Palatine of Simmern. She was a daughter of Christoph I, Margrave of Baden and Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen.

Marriage and issue

In 1508 she married the Count Palatine Johann II of Simmern (born: 21 March 1492; died: 18 May 1557). With him she had twelve children:

  • Catherine (1510–1572), Abbess in Kumbd monastery
  • Johanna (1512–1581), Abbess in Marienberg monastery at Boppard
  • Ottilia (1513–1553), nun at Marienberg in Boppard
  • Frederick III the Pious (1515–1576), Elector Palatine
married firstly 1537 Princess Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1519–1567)
married secondly 1569 Countess Amalia of Neuenahr-Alpen (1540–1602)
  • Brigitta (1516–1562), Abbess at Neuburg an der Donau
  • Georg (1518–1569), Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim
married in 1541 princess Elisabeth of Hesse (1503–1563)
  • Elisabeth (1520–1564)
married in 1535 Count Georg II of Lauterbach (1506-1569)
  • Reichard (1521–1598), Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim
married in firstly 1569 Countess Juliane of Wied (1545-1575)
married in secondly 1578 Countess Emilie of Württemberg (1550-1589)
married in thirdly 1589 Countess Palatine Anna Margarete of Veldenz (1571-1621)
  • Maria (1524–1576), nun at Marienberg in Boppard
  • William (1526–1527)
  • Sabine (1528–1578)
married in 1544 Count Lamoral of Egmont (1522–1568)
  • Helena (1532–1579)
married in 1551 Count Philipp III of Hanau-Münzenberg (1526–1561)

Ancestors

Ancestors of Beatrix of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Anna of Oettingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Charles II, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Catherine de Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Margaret of the Palatinate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Christopher I, Margrave of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Leopold III, Duke of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Ernest, Duke of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Viridis Visconti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Catherine of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Siemowit IV of Masovia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Cymburgis of Masovia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Alexandra of Lithuania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Beatrice of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. John IV, Count of Katzenelnbogen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Philip I, Count of Katzenelnbogen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Anne of Katzenelnbogen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Philip II of Katzenelnbogen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Anna of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Henriette of Mömpelgard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Engelbert I of Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Henry II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Johanna van Polanen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Ottilie of Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Rupert IV of Virneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Genoveva of Virneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Agnes of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 

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