Frederick, Hereditary Prince of

Baden-Durlach The Margraviate of Baden-Durlach was an early modern territory of the Holy Roman Empire, in the upper Rhine valley, which existed from 1535 to 1771. It was formed when the Margraviate of Baden was split between the sons of Margrave Christopher ...

(7 October 1703 – 26 March 1732) was a German hereditary prince of the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach. Frederick was the son of

Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Charles III William (german: Karl III. Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach; Durlach, Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg (7 November 1677, Stuttgart – 30 October 1742, Karlsburg Castle, Durlach) was a margravine of History of Baden, Germany#18th century, Baden. She had a place in the regency during the minority of her gran ...

(7 November 1677 - 30 October 1742), the daughter of

William Louis, Duke of Württemberg William Louis of Württemberg (7 January 1647 – 23 June 1677) was the ruler of the senior Duchy of Württemberg from 1674 until his death in 1677. William Louis was born in Stuttgart, the ninth child of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, and ...

. He became heir apparent when his elder brother Charles Magnus died in 1712. However, he died before his father did and therefore never came to government in Durlach. He served in the imperial army. In 1724, he was appointed colonel, in 1728, he was promoted to major general.

Marriage and descendants

On 3 July 1727, Frederick married

Amalia of Nassau-Dietz Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (Anna Charlotte Amalie; – 18 September 1777) was the wife of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach, and mother of Charles Frederick, the first Grand Duke of Baden. Life Anna Charlotte Amalia was the ...

(born 13 October 1710, died 17 September 1777), the daughter of John William Friso, Prince of Orange. They had the following children: * Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (born 22 November 1728, died 10 June 1811), Margrave and later Duke of Baden *

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(born 14 January 1732, died 17 December 1788) 1703 births 1732 deaths People from the Margraviate of Baden House of Zähringen Heirs apparent who never acceded Sons of monarchs {{Germany-noble-stub