Marie of Baden-Sponheim

Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria
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IntroMargravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria
PlacesGermany
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth25 June 1507, Baden-Baden, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death16 November 1580Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany (aged 73 years)
Family
Mother:Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Landgravine of Hesse
Father:Philip I, Margrave of Baden
Spouse:William IV Duke of Bavaria
Children:Albert V Duke of Bavaria Mechthild of Bavaria
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Biography

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

  • Theodo (1526–1534)
  • Albert V (1528–1579) ∞ 1546 Archduchess Anna of Austria (1528–1590)
  • Wilhelm (1529–1530)
  • Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565) ∞ 1557 Margrave Philibert of Baden-Baden (1536–1569)
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