Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden

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Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden
Alt Eberstein Castle
BuriedLichtenthal Abbey
Noble familyHouse of Zähringen
Spouse(s)Kunigunde of Eberstein
FatherHerman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden
MotherCountess Palatine Irmengard of the Rhine

Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden (1230[1] – 19 November 1288[2]) served as Regent to Margrave Frederick I from 1250 until 1267, then as Margrave of Baden from 1268 until his death in 1288.

He was the son of

Herman VI
, until Herman VI married into the Austrian ducal family. Rudolf I then became the sole ruler of Baden-Baden.

Rudolf I married Kunigunde of Eberstein in 1257.[4] The Eberstein family were in a position to raise money for Rudolf, and they bequeathed half their castle to the margrave.[5] In 1283, Otto II of Eberstein sold the other half of Old Eberstein Castle to Rudolf I.[6] In the 14th century, the castle was the place of residence for the Margraves of Baden. In 1250 Rudolf I began the construction of Hohenbaden Castle.

On 23 August 1258 King

Straßburg over the tolls on the Rhine
. The quarrel with Württemberg ended in later years because of the marriage of one of Rudolf's sons into the Württemberg dynasty.

Rudolf I built many churches and abbeys. Because of his love of art and Minnesang, Rudolf was lauded by Beppo of Basel as a pious and benevolent man. He is buried in Lichtenthal Abbey.[2]

Marriage

On 20 May 1257 Rudolf married Kunigunde of Eberstein (1230 – 12 April 1284/1290 in Lichtental), the daughter of Count Otto of Eberstein. They had the following children:

References

  1. ISBN 978-3-89971-359-6
    . Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Löser, J. (1891). Geschichte der Stadt Baden von den ältesten Zeiten bis auf die Gegenwart: Mit Plänen u. Abb (in German). Sommermeyer. p. 133. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Rudolf I." www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ISBN 978-3-87157-079-7
    . Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ Sagen aus der heimat: ein beitrag zur heimatkunde des kreises Baden (in German). H. Greiser. 1910. p. 41. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ Hüllmann, Karl Dietrich (1842). Geschichte des Ursprungs der deutschen Fürstenwürde (in German). Adolph Marcus. p. 198. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b Zeitschrift für die Geschichte des Oberrheins (in German). G. Braun. 1959. p. 272. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  8. ^ Badische Heimat (in German). Haus Badische Heimat. 1925. p. 66. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Born: 1230 Died: 19 November 1288
Preceded by
Margrave of Baden
1250–1268
with Frederick I
,

1268–1288
alone

Succeeded by
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