Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (died 1577)

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Margrave (1529–1577)

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, nicknamed Charles with the bag, governed the Margravate of Baden-Durlach from 1552 to 1577. On 1 June 1556 Charles issued a new Church Order, which made Lutheranism the official religion in Baden-Durlach.