Christian feast day: Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Bernhard II of Baden, was the second son of Margrave Jacob of Baden and his wife, Catherine of Lorraine. He was born in the late 1420s at Hohenbaden Castle in Baden-Baden. His exact birth date is unknown. He was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1769.