Margrave Leopold Wilhelm of Baden-Baden (german: links=no, Leopold Wilhelm Markgraf von Baden-Baden; 16 September 1626 in

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; 1 March 1671 in Warasdin) was Field Marschal of the

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Life

He was the second son of

Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden Margrave William of Baden-Baden (30 July 1593 – 22 May 1677) was the ruler of Baden-Baden between 1621 and 1677. Life Born in Baden-Baden, he was the eldest son of Margrave Edward Fortunatus of Baden and Maria of Eicken. He was Geheimrat, Gener ...

and Catharina Ursula von Hohenzollern–Hechingen. He was also the uncle of

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (german: links=no, Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden-Baden; 8 April 1655 – 4 January 1707) was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden in Germany and chief commander of the Imperial army. He was also known as ''Türkenl ...

. The first Reichs-Generalfeldmarschall of the

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in 1664, he fought against Sweden in

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and against the Turks in

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at the Battle of Saint Gotthard. He was Governor and head of the

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in Warasdin,

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, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire (1198–1806). As his elder brother

Ferdinand Maximilian of Baden-Baden Ferdinand Maximilian of Baden-Baden, ''Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden'' (23 September 1625 – 4 November 1669) was the father of the famous general Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden. Born in Baden-Baden, he was the oldest son of Will ...

, he died before his father and never ruled Baden-Baden.

Marriage and children

Leopold Wilhelm von Baden married firstly in 1659 with Anna Silvia Caretto, Countess of Millesimo (1607 – February 26, 1664). They had no children. Secondly he married on February 23, 1666 with Countess Maria Franziska of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (May 18, 1633 – March 7, 1702), daughter of

Ernst Egon VIII, Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975- ...

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They had 6 children: # Leopold Wilhelm (January 20, 1667 – April 11, 1716), no issue # A son (January 20, 1667 – January 20, 1677) # Karl Friedrich Ferdinand (September 14, 1668 – September 14, 1680) # Katharina Franziska (b. 1669 and died young) # Henriette (b. 1669 and died young) # Anna (b. 1670 and died young) {{DEFAULTSORT:Baden, Leopold Wilhelm von 1626 births 1671 deaths

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