Princess Leopoldine of Baden (''Leopoldine Wilhelmine Amalie Pauline Maximiliane''; 22 February 1837,

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

- 23 December 1903,

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) was a Princess of Baden by birth and

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by marriage.

Life

Leopoldine was the fourth and youngest daughter of

Prince William of Baden Margrave Wilhelm of Baden (8 April 1792 in Karlsruhe – 11 October 1859 in Karlsruhe) was the second son of Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden and his second wife, Luise Karoline, Baroness Geyer von Geyersberg (26 May 1768 – 23 July 18 ...

(1792-1859) and

Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg , house = Württemberg , father = Duke Louis of Württemberg , mother = Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg , birth_date = , birth_place = Würzau , death_date = , death_place = Karlsruhe, Germany Duchess Elisabeth A ...

(1802-1864), daughter of

Duke Louis of Württemberg Duke Ludwig Friedrich Alexander of Württemberg (; 30 August 1756, in Treptow an der Rega20 September 1817, in Kirchheim unter Teck) was the second son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732–1797) and Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Bra ...

. Her paternal grandparents were

Charles Frederick of Baden Charles Frederick (22 November 1728 – 10 June 1811) was Margrave, Elector and later Grand Duke of Baden (initially only Margrave of Baden-Durlach) from 1738 until his death. Biography Born at Karlsruhe, he was the son of Hereditary Prince Frede ...

, the first Grand Duke of Baden, and his second wife, Baroness Louise Caroline Geyer of Geyersberg, Countess of Hochberg. She grew up in

, together with her two older sisters, Sophie (1834-1904) and Elizabeth (1835-1891). Princess Leopoldine married on 24 September 1862 in Karlsruhe, Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1832-1913), second son of Prince

Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , house =Hohenlohe-Langenburg , father =Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , mother =Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth , birth_date = , birth_place =Langenburg, Hohenlohe-Langenburg , death_date = ...

, and

Princess Feodora of Leiningen Princess Feodora of Leiningen (Anna Feodora Auguste Charlotte Wilhelmine; 7 December 1807 – 23 September 1872) was the only daughter of Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen (1763–1814), and Princess Victoria o ...

. They had three children: * Prince ''Ernest'' William Frederick Maximilian Charles of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1863-1950); succeeded his father as Ernst II, married in 1896

Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, (1 September 1878 – 16 April 1942) was the fourth child and third daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. As the wife o ...

(1878-1942), had issue. * Princess ''Elise'' Victoria Feodora Sophie Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1864-1929); married in 1884

Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (german: Heinrich XXVII Fürst Reuß jüngere Linie; 10 November 185821 November 1928) was the last reigning Prince Reuss Younger Line from 1913 to 1918. Then he became Head of the House of Reuss Younger L ...

(1858-1928), had issue. * Princess ''Feodora'' of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1866-1932); married in 1894

Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen , house = Leiningen , father = Ernst, Prince of Leiningen , mother = Princess Marie of Baden , birth_date = , birth_place =Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England , death_date = , death_place =Mudau, Free People's State of Württe ...

(1866-1939), had issue. Princess Leopoldine founded the Leopoldine Association. In

, where her husband was appointed as the Governor of Alsace-Lorraine, she took mainly ceremonial duties. She died the day before

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1903, after a long illness. She was buried in the family cemetery in

Langenburg Langenburg () is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall. It is also the place where Wibele - small, sweet, biscuit-like ...

Ancestry

References

* Annette Borchardt-Wenzel: ''Die Frauen am badischen Hof. Gefährtinnen der Großherzöge zwischen Liebe, Pflicht und Intrigen'', Piper Verlag GmbH München, 2003, * Paul Zinsmaier: ''Leopoldine Fürstin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg'', in: ''Badische Biographien'', vol. 6, edited by A. Krieger and R. Obser, Heidelberg, 1935, p. 785 ff Princesses of Baden Princesses of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1837 births 1903 deaths 19th-century German people {{Germany-royal-stub