Free State of Baden Friestaat Baden Timeline: Principia Moderni IV (Map Game)
OTL equivalent: margraviate of Baden | |||
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Capital | Baden-Baden | ||
Largest city | baden-Baden | ||
Other cities | Karlstadt | ||
Official languages | German | ||
Demonym | Badener | ||
Government | Free state under effective theocratic rule | ||
History | |||
- | Baden Peasants' Rising | 1652 | |
Population | |||
- | 1650 estimate | 500,000 | |
Currency | various |
The Free State of Baden is a small polity in southwestern Germany established after the Baden Peasants' Rising of 1652, which resulted in the disempowerment of the Margrave and his effective replacement by radical religious figures and peasant leaders, who sought to reform the state both religiously and politically.