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Margrave Ernest I of Baden-Durlach (7 October 1482 Pforzheim – 6 February 1553 Sulzburg) was the founder of the so-called Ernestine line of the House of Baden the from which the later Grand Dukes descended. He was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim from 1533 and resided in Pforzheim from 1537. In 1565 he moved the capital to Durlach and thereby changed to name of his country to Baden-Durlach. He had to deal with the upcoming Reformation and the frequent Ottoman wars in Europe.
