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Frederick IV of Baden

Frederick IV of Baden

Bishop of Utrecht from 1496 to 1517

Frederik of Baden (1458 – 24 September 1517, Lier) was a German nobleman who served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1496 until his resignation in 1517.[1][2]

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Frederick of Baden was the son of Margrave Charles I of Baden-Baden and Catherine of Austria, sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor.

He was canon at Cologne before he was elected as bishop of Utrecht through heavy pressure from Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. The Emperor hoped that Frederik, as a full nephew, would be favourable to Habsburg interests in the bishopric of Utrecht.

The states of Utrecht, however, were on an independent course and approached Duke Charles of Guelders. Frederick attempted to act strongly, but the faction-struggles became too much for him.

When it was revealed in 1514 that he was planning to relinquish the bishopric to a candidate of King Louis XII of France, he lost the support of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who forced him to resign on 9 May 1517. Charles then managed to get Philip of Burgundy elected.

After his death, Frederick was interred in the church of Baden-Baden.

References

  1. [1]
    Van der Aa, Abraham Jacob, ed. (1859). "[Frederik III]". Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden (in Dutch). Vol. 6. JJ Brederode. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    Neu, Heinrich (1961). "Friedrich". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 5 (Online ed.). pp. 592–593.
Frederick IV of Baden
Born: 1458 Died: 24 September 1517
Preceded by Bishop of Utrecht
1496–1517		 Succeeded by
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