Margaret of Baden

Who was Margaret of Baden?

Margaret of Baden was a Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She was the daughter of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and his wife Catherine of Lorraine.

In 1446, Margaret married Albert of Brandenburg, the future Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, in Heilsbronn. Margaret died before he succeeded to the Electorate of Brandenburg, thus never served as Electress. Their marriage produced three sons and three daughters:

Ursula

married in 1467 Duke Henry I of Münsterberg-Oels

Elisabeth

married in 1467 Duke Eberhard II of Württemberg

Margaret, abbess of the Poor Clares convent at Hof from 1476

John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg

Margaret died in Ansbach in 1457 shortly after her husband acquired the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.