Noble family House of Zahringen | Name Frederick Margrave | |
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Father Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Mother Christina Magdalena of Pfalz-Zweibrucken Born 23 September 1647
Ueckermunde ( 1647-09-23 ) Died June 25, 1709, Durlach, Germany Spouse Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp (m. 1670) Children Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Parents Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrucken, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Grandchildren Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden Similar People Christina Magdalena of the Pal, Magdalena Wilhelmine of Wurtte, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstei, Eberhard Louis - Duke of, Duchess Marie Elisabeth | ||
Friedrich VII Magnus of Zähringen (23 September 1647 – 25 June 1709) was the Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1677 until his death.
Born at Ueckermünde, he was the son of Margrave Friedrich VI and Countess Palatine Christine Magdalene of Cleeburg. He succeeded his father as Margrave in 1677. He got involved in the Nine Years' War and after the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697, he received the title of Margrave of Basel, although it was only a formal title and he never had any real power over the Swiss city. He again took part in the War of the Spanish Succession, as one of the leaders of the Imperial Army; some of the battles being fought in his territories.
He died at Durlach in 1709 and was succeeded in the Margraviate by his son, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
Marriage and issue
He married Duchess Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp on 15 May 1670 in Husum. They had the following children: