George Of Baden

George of Baden (1433 – February 11, 1484) was

Bishop of Metz This is a list of bishops of the Roman Catholic diocese of Metz, which now lies in eastern France. To 500 * Clement of Metz (c. 280–300) * Celestius * Felix I * Patient * Victor I 344–346 * Victor II * Simeon * Sambace * Rufus of Metz * Ad ...

He was the fourth son of

Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden Jacob I of Baden (15 March 1407 – 13 October 1453), was Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1431 to 1453. He was the elder son of Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and his second wife Anna of Oettingen. Jacob I was a man of deep religious belief ...

and

Catherine de Lorraine (1407–1439) Catherine of Lorraine may refer to: * Catherine of Lorraine, Margravine of Baden-Baden (1407–1439), daughter of Charles II, Duke of Lorraine * Catherine de Lorraine (1552–1596), daughter of Francis, Duke of Guise and wife of Louis, Duke of Mont ...

.
He entered the church in 1445 and studied in Erfurt, Pavia and Cologne. In 1456, he became

Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) ("co-assister" in Latin) is a bishop in the Latin Catholic, Anglican and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in administering the diocese. The coa ...

to the Bishop of Mainz, Conrad II Bayer of Boppard. When Boppard died in 1459, Georg of Baden became the new bishop. He entered Metz only in 1461, in the company of 700 cavalry. In the meantime he had become involved in the

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, where he was defeated and taken prisoner in the

Battle of Seckenheim The Battle of Seckenheim (June 1462) saw the army of the Electoral Palatinate led by Frederick I, Elector Palatine and his ally Dieter von Isenburg face an invading army led by Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg ...

. He was released after paying a large ransom.
He then tried to reconquer the cities lost in 1444 to the Duchy Lorraine under

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, but had to cede the city of

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in 1466. In 1473 he forged an alliance with

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and helped to arrange the marriage between Maximilian of Austria and

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. He died in

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. 1433 births 1484 deaths Bishops of Metz Sons of monarchs {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub