Births on May 26

James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

Born on May 26, 1562

James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg (d. 1590)

Margrave James III of Baden-Hachberg (26 May 1562 – 17 August 1590) was margrave of Baden-Hachberg from 1584 to 1590 and resided at Emmendingen. He converted, in 1590, from Lutheranism to the Roman Catholic confession, causing some political turmoil.

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James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

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Events on 1562

18 Jan

Council of Trent
Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.
1 Mar

Massacre of Wassy
Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion.