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Marie of Baden-Sponheim
Maria Jacobäa von Baden, wife of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria by Hans Schöpfer I (circa 1505-1569 Munich).jpg
Maria Jacobäa von Baden, wife of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria (Hans Schöpfer I)
Duchess consort of Bavaria
Tenure 5 October 1522 – 7 March 1550
Born (1507-06-25)25 June 1507
Died 16 November 1580(1580-11-16) (aged 73)
Munich, Bavaria
Spouse William IV, Duke of Bavaria
Issue Albert V, Duke of Bavaria
Mechthild of Bavaria
House House of Zähringen
Father Philip I, Margrave of Baden
Mother Elisabeth of the Palatinate

Marie Jakobaea of Baden-Sponheim (25 June 1507 – 16 November 1580) 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:

  • Theodor (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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