Christopher of Baden-Durlach (1684-1723)

Christoph von Baden-Durlach
Born	9 October 1684(1684-10-09) Karlsburg Castle, Durlach
Died	2 May 1723(1723-05-02) (aged 38) Karlsruhe

Christopher of Baden-Durlach (9 October 1684, Karlsburg Castle, Durlach – 2 May 1723, Karlsruhe) was Prince and (titular) Margrave of Baden-Durlach.

Christopher was the son of Margrave Margrave Frederick Magnus of Baden-Durlach and Augusta Maria of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (born February 6, 1649, † April 25, 1728), daughter of the Duke Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp. He was the brother of the reigning from 1709 Margrave Charles III William, who reigned from 1709 till 1738.

Marriage and descendants

On 4 December 1711, Christopher of Baden-Durlach married with Marie Christine Felizitas of Leiningen-Heidesheim (born December 30, 1692; died June 3, 1734), the daughter of Count John Charles of Leiningen-Dagsburg and Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg. The couple had the following children:

• Karl August (born November 14, 1712; † September 30, 1786), later ruler of Baden-Durlach (guardianship government for Charles Frederick); married Juliane Schmid (later Baroness of Ehrenberg)
• Charles William Eugene (born November 3, 1713; died May 9, 1783), had a military career; from 1743 he was a member of the guardianship authorities (guardianship government for Charles Frederick) of Baden-Durlach with his brother.
• Christopher (born: June 5, 1717, died: December 18, 1789), married on 28 November 1779 Katharina Höllischer Baroness of Freydorf (born June 26, 1745; died 23 July 1811)

After Christopher's early death, his widow married Duke John William III of Saxe-Eisenach in 1727. She was his fourth wife.

Since two of his sons married morganatically and one remained single, this branch of the family could not contribute to the preservation of the House of Baden-Durlach, when the conflicts began over the legitimacy of the descendants of Grand Duke Charles Frederick from the morganatic marriage to Luise Karoline of Hochberg.

See also

List of rulers of Baden

References

• Johann Christian Sachs, Introduction to the History of Margraviate and princely House of Baden, Karlsruhe, Germany 1764-1770, Volume 5, p. 176-183

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Name	Christoph von Baden-Durlach
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Date of birth	October 9, 1684
Place of birth	Karsburg castle, Durlach
Date of death	May 2, 1723
Place of death	Karlsruhe