Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

Who is Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg?

Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg was a Margrave of Baden.

He was the son of Margrave Charles I of Baden and Catherine of Austria. In 1475, Charles I died and Albert and his elder brother Chrisopher I inhertited the margraviate. At first, they ruled jointly, however, in 1476, the y divided their inheritance. Albert received the County of Hochberg and Christopher ruled Baden-Baden alone. However, Albert immedidately transferred Hochberg to his brother, in exchange for an annual pension, so that the margraviate remained de facto undivided.

The division agreement was initially limited to a period of six years, which expired in 1482. In that year, the brothers decided to extend the agreement indefinitely. When Albert died childless in 1488, Hochberg fell back to Christopher.