Frederick I, Margrave of Baden - Your Art History Reference Guide!

ArtHistoryClub Information Site on Frederick I, Margrave of Baden Art History Art History Search        Art History Browse welcome to our free resource site for all art history lovers!
Art History Search        Art History Browse             News        Gallery        Forums        Articles        Weblinks        welcome to our free resource site for all art history lovers!

Frederick I, Margrave of Baden

Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (1249October 29, 1268, margrave from October 4, 1250), the only son of Margrave Herman VI of Baden and of Gertrude of Austria (the niece of Duke Frederick II the Quarrelsome of Austria), grew up at the Bavarian court with his friend Conradin. In 1250 he also became (in right of his mother), titular duke of Austria and Styria.

After accompanying Conradin on his Italian expedition, Frederick passed into captivity on September 8, 1268 at Astura to the south of Anzio. Handed over to Charles of Anjou, he remained in degrading imprisonment in the Castell dell 'Ovo in Naples until publicly beheaded in the Piazza del Mercato in Naples on October 29.

Preceded by:
Herman VI of Baden
Duke of Austria Succeeded by:
Otakar II of Bohemia
Margrave of Baden Succeeded by:
Hesso
Last updated: 05-10-2005 09:28:34
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
The contents of this article are licensed from Wikipedia.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License. See original document.
Art History Search | Art History Browse | Contact | Legal info