George of Baden

He was the fourth son of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Catherine de Lorraine (1407–1439).

He entered the church in 1445 and studied in Erfurt, Pavia and Cologne.

In the meantime he had become involved in the Bavarian War (1459–63), where he was defeated and taken prisoner in the Battle of Seckenheim.

In 1473 he forged an alliance with Charles the Bold and helped to arrange the marriage between Maximilian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy.

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