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Margraviate of Hachberg

1190 CE – 1503 CE (approx.) · capital Emmendingen

Breisgau branch of the margraves of Baden, named after the Hachberg castle and later holding Rötteln, Sausenberg and Neuchâtel before reuniting with Baden in 1503.

Origins

Around 1190 the lands of Margrave Hermann IV of Baden were divided, and his son Henry received the castle of Hachberg, the Hochburg near Emmendingen, with lands in the Breisgau. Henry and his heirs styled themselves margraves of Hachberg, founding a separate branch of the house of Zähringen-Baden.

Rule and society

The margraves held scattered lordships in the Breisgau and Markgräflerland. In 1306 the house split into Hachberg proper and Hachberg-Sausenberg, which gained Rötteln in 1315 and, through marriage, the County of Neuchâtel in the 15th century. Hachberg proper was sold back to Baden in 1415. Philip of Hachberg-Sausenberg served the dukes of Burgundy and the French crown.

Decline and legacy

Philip died in 1503 without a son, and under an inheritance treaty his lands returned to the margraves of Baden, while Neuchâtel passed through his daughter to the Orléans-Longueville family. The Markgräflerland name recalls their rule.

Lineage

Margraviate of Baden 1112 CE – 1803 CEMargraviate of HachbergMargraviate of Baden 1112 CE – 1803 CE

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Margraviate of Hachberg. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/margraviate-of-hachberg
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