Marie of Baden Sponheim

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Noble family House of Zahringen Name Marie Baden-Sponheim

Father Philip I, Margrave of Baden Mother Elisabeth of the Palatinate Born 25 June 1507 ( 1507-06-25 ) Died November 16, 1580, Munich, Germany Spouse William IV, Duke of Bavaria (m. 1522) Parents Philip I, Margrave of Baden, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Landgravine of Hesse Grandchildren William V, Duke of Bavaria, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Ernest of Bavaria, Ferdinand of Bavaria Similar People Albert V - Duke of Bavaria, Ernest of Bavaria, William V - Duke of Bavaria, Ferdinand I - Holy Roman E, Anne of Bohemia and Hung
Children Albert V, Duke of Bavaria

Marie Jakobaea of Baden-Sponheim (25 June 1507 – 16 November 1580, Munich) was a German noblewoman and duchess consort of Bavaria.

Life

Marie was the daughter of Philip I, Margrave of Baden (1479–1533) and Countess Elisabeth (1483–1522), daughter of Philip, Elector Palatine and princess Margarete von Bayern-Landshut. Her paternal grandparents were Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen.

On 5 October 1522 she married William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493–1550), eldest son of Albert IV and his wife Kunigunde of Austria. They had four children:

Theodo (1526–1534)

Albert V (1528–1579) ∞ 1546 Archduchess Anna of Austria (1528–1590)

Wilhelm (1529–1530)

Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565) ∞ 1557 Margrave Philibert of Baden-Baden (1536–1569)

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