Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (1786 – 1818)
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Charles I
Grossherzog Karl von Baden 1811.jpg
Grand Duke of Baden
Reign 10 June 1811 – 8 December 1818
Predecessor Charles Frederick
Successor Louis I
Spouse Stéphanie de Beauharnais
Issue
Detail
Louise, Princess of Vasa
Josephine, Princess of Hohenzollern
Prince Alexander
Marie, Duchess of Hamilton
House House of Zähringen
Father Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
Mother Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
Born (1786-07-08)8 July 1786
Karlsruhe
Died 8 December 1818(1818-12-08) (aged 32)
Karlsruhe
Religion Lutheranism

Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (Karl Ludwig Friedrich; 8 July 1786[1] – 8 December 1818[1]) became ruler of the Grand Duchy of Baden on 11 June 1811 and ruled until his death. He was born in Karlsruhe.

Life[edit]

His father was Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, the heir to the Margraviate of Baden, which was raised to a grand duchy after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. His mother was Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, the daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. He was the brother-in-law of the rulers of Bavaria, Russia, and Sweden. His sister Caroline was the queen consort of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, his sister Louise was the empress consort of Alexander I of Russia and his sister Frederica was the queen consort of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden.

At the age of 15, Charles went on a journey to visit his sisters in their courts in St. Petersburg and Stockholm. He was on his way home with his father, when his father died in a fall from his coach on 15 December 1801. Charles was a witness to this accident.[1]

Due to the strong influence of France on the court of Baden, Charles was forced to marry Emperor Napoléon I's adopted daughter, Stéphanie de Beauharnais, in Paris on 8 April 1806, this despite his own protests and those of his mother and sisters. Charles apparently preferred the hand of his cousin Princess Augusta of Bavaria. It would be five years before the couple would produce an heir.[1]

Charles went to war in 1807 as head of the Baden contingent under Marshal Lefebvre. There he took part in the siege of Danzig.[1]

In 1808, Charles returned to the side of his grandfather. His grandfather's age was beginning to show and Charles became co-regent. Charles was 25 years old when he succeeded his grandfather Charles Frederick upon the latter's death on 11 June 1811.[1]

Events that occurred during his reign[edit]

Marriage and family[edit]

Hereditary Prince Charles married Stéphanie de Beauharnais (28 August 1789 – 29 January 1860), daughter of Claude de Beauharnais in Paris on 8 April 1806. Their children:

As Grand Duke Charles did not have any surviving male children, upon his death in Rastatt, he was succeeded by his uncle Louis I. It has been speculated that the foundling Kaspar Hauser was his son, and therefore the actual hereditary prince.

Ancestry[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f von Weech, Friedrich. "Karl Ludwig Friedrich". Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German). p. Onlinefassung. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
Charles, Grand Duke of Baden
Born: 8 July 1786 Died: 8 December 1818
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Charles Frederick
Grand Duke of Baden
1811–1818
Succeeded by
Louis I