Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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First Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern
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Place of Birth: Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern
- Christoph II of Baden-Rodemachern (26 February 1537 – 2 August 1575, Rodemachern) was the first Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern.
- He was the second son of Bernhard III of Baden-Baden and his wife Countess Franziska of Brienne and Luxembourg. When Christopher II came of age in 1556, he renounced his right to a part of Baden-Baden to his older brother Philibert in exchange for an annual allowance of 4000 guilders.
- He also received Rodemachern as an apanage, making him the founder of the elder Baden-Rodemachern line. He started travelling.
- From 1557 to 1561, he was in the Netherlands, where he joined the campaigns of the Spanish Army.
- He went to Sweden in 1564, where he married a sister of King Eric XIV of Sweden.
- He then returned to Rodemachern, where he built himself a palace and led a wasteful life.
- In 1565, he travelled to London, where Queen Elizabeth I received him honorably.
- However, he heaped debt upon debt and when he tried to leave in 1566, he found he couldn't leave the country until the Queen had provided surety.
- Also in 1566, he inherited the Lordships of Useldange, Pittingen and Roußzy. He continued to spend too much, and his country suffered from religious unrest.
- His debts mounted.
- He went to Sweden, where he served in the army and fought against Denmark.
- His brother-in-law King John III of Sweden enfeoffed him with the island of Ösel. After several years in Sweden, he returned to Rodemachern, where he died in 1575.
- His was succeeded by his son Edward Fortunatus who was a minor at the time.
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