Margrave Philibert of Baden ruled the Margraviate of Baden-Baden from 1554 to 1569.
Background
Philibert was the son of the Margrave Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Franziska of Luxembourg. William, who later became his father-in-law, was known for his strict Catholic perspective and brought the Jesuits to Bavaria. Margrave Philibert was a supporter of Protestantism and converted to it, undeterred by his father-in-law.
Career
Philibert spent part of his youth at the court of Duke William IV of Bavaria in Munich. In 1555 he took part in the negotiations that resulted in the Peace of Augsburg. Emperor Maximilian II, however, told him not to do so and Philibert acquiesced.
He fought on the side of King Charles IX of France, the son in law of Emperor Maximilian World War II He left a 10-year-old son, Philip who succeeded him as Margrave Philip World War II Philip II had an older sister Jakobea and two younger sisters.