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Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
1529Jul, 24

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (d. 1577)
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (born 24 July 1529 in Pforzheim; died 23 March 1577 in Durlach), nicknamed Charles with the bag, governed the Margravate of Durlach from 1552 to 1577. On 1 June 1556 Charles issued a new Church Order, which made Lutheranism the official religion in Baden-Durlach.

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