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Leopold (29 August 1790 – 24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the Grand Duke of Baden, reigning until his death in 1852. Although a younger child, Leopold was the first son of Margrave Karl Friederich of Baden by his second, morganatic wife, Louise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg. Since Luise Karoline was not of equal birth with the Margrave ...
Succeeded by. Electorate of Baden. Republic of Baden. The Grand Duchy of Baden ( German: Großherzogtum Baden ), also known as the Baden Palatinate ( German: Baden Pfalz ), was a state in south-west Germany on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed as a sovereign state between 1806 and 1871 and as part of the German Empire from 1871 until 1918.
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Princess Louise of Prussia. Frederick II (9 July 1857 – 9 August 1928; German: Großherzog von Baden Friedrich II.) was the last sovereign Grand Duke of Baden, reigning from 1907 until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918. The Weimar -era state of Baden originated from the area of the Grand Duchy of Baden .
- 28 September 1907 – 22 November 1918
- Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
- Monarchy abolished
- Princess Louise of Prussia
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Feb 7, 2020 · Description Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden with his family.jpg. English: Lithograph of Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden and Princess Sophie of Sweden, Grand Duchess of Baden surrounded by their six children. The Grand Duke and Duchess are pictured at the centre, with their eldest sons Ludwig II and Friedrich I standing to the left; the figures of ...
Oct 10, 2017 · They had eight children: He became Grand Duke of Baden on March 30, 1830, upon the death of his unmarried brother Ludwig I. Leopold became the first of the Hochberg line to rule in Baden, and held the throne for just over 22 years. Grand Duke Leopold died in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on April 24, 1852.
Grand Dukes of Baden, 1806–1918. Grandson of Charles Frederick. Uncle of Charles. Son of Leopold I. Ruled under the regency of his brother Frederick . Brother of Louis II. Served as regent 1852–1858. Took the title of Grand Duke in 1856. Became a subordinate ruler in the German Empire after the Unification of Germany in 1871.
