Frederick IV of Baden

Frederick IV of Baden
Frederick IV of Baden
	Bishop of Utrecht
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Utrecht
In office	1496–1517
Personal details
Born	9 July 1455
Died	24 September 1517

Frederik of Baden (9 July 1455 – 24 September 1517 in Lier) was a bishop of Utrecht from 1496 to 1517.

The grave of Frederik van Baden in the Stiftskirche in Baden-Baden

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. Frederik 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, Frederik was interred in the church of Baden-Baden.

Frederick IV of Baden House of Zähringen Born: 9 July 1455 Died: 24 September 1517
Preceded by David of Burgundy	Bishop of Utrecht 1496–1517	Succeeded by Philip of Burgundy

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