Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden


Rudolf VI of Baden was Margrave of Baden-Baden and Count of Eberstein from 1353 to 1372.

Life

He was the elder son of Frederick III and Margareta of Baden. Under Rudolf VI Baden was again united in 1361, since the other lines had expired. Under his rule the Margraves of Baden were recognized for the first time as princeps regni.

Family and children

He married Matilde of Sponheim, daughter of Count John III of Sponheim and had the following children:
  1. Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden.
  2. Rudolf VII, Margrave of Baden-Baden .
  3. Matilde, married 4 July 1376 to Count Henry of Henneberg.