Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden | |
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Born | Baden-Baden | 19 February 1559
Died | 7 June 1588 Baden-Baden | (aged 29)
Noble family | House of Zähringen |
Father | Philibert, Margrave of Baden-Baden |
Mother | Mechthild of Bavaria |
Margrave Philip II of Baden (born 19 February 1559 in
Protestant Margrave Philibert of Baden-Baden and the Catholic Mechthild of Bavaria
.
Life
Philip's father, Philibert, died in early October 1569 during the
Counter Reformation
.
Philibert had promised his subjects freedom of religion, but after his death, this freedom was more and more restricted by his widow and his son, who were strongly influenced by their Catholic upbringing. Even during the
Catholic rite was reintroduced in Baden-Baden in the years 1570–71. After he took up government, Philip's first decree was that all citizens of Baden-Baden had to visit church services
, under threat of severe penalties.
Philip dismantled the
guilders. Philip tried to cover these debts by rearranging the commercial sector and increasing taxes. Thus, the economy of the margraviate gradually came to resemble a planned economy
.
A dark chapter in the history of Baden-Baden are the
witch-hunts, that took place during his reign. They began during the Bavarian regency, but their number increased considerably during Philips's reign. The last witch hunt under Philip II took place in 1580; 18 women were burnt at the stake in the districts of Rastatt, Baden-Baden and Kuppenheim
.
When Philip died at the age of 29, he left no descendants, and was succeeded by his cousin Edward Fortunatus, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern. Philip was buried in the Collegiate Church in Baden-Baden.
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