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Margaret of Baden
Margaret
of
Baden
was a
Margravine of Baden
by
birth
and by marriage Margravine of
Brandenburg-Ansbach
and
Brandenburg-Kulmbach
. She was
the daughter
of
Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden
, and his
wife
Catherine of Lorraine
.
In 1446, Margaret
married
Albert of Brandenburg
,
the future
Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
, in
Heilsbronn
. Margaret died before he succeeded to the
Electorate of Brandenburg
, thus never served as
Electress
. Their marriage produced three sons and three daughters:
Ursula
Elisabeth
Margaret, abbess of
the Poor
Clares
convent
at
Hof
from
1476
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
Margaret died in
Ansbach
in 1457 shortly after her
husband
acquired the
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
.