Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (
1249 -
October 29,
1268,
margrave from
October 4,
1250),
the only son of Margrave
Herman VI[?] of
Baden and of
Gertrude[?] of
Austria (the only daughter of Duke
Henry[?] "the Godless" of Austria), grew up at the
Bavarian court with his friend
Conradin. In 1250 he also became (in right of his mother), titular
duke of Austria and
Styria.
After accompanying Conradin on his Italian expedition, Frederick passed into captivity on September 8, 1268 at Astura[?] to the south of Anzio[?]. Handed over to Charles of Anjou, he remained in degrading imprisonment in the Castell dell 'Ovo[?] in Naples until publicly beheaded in the Piazza del Mercato[?] in Naples on October 29.
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