Margrave Wilhelm of Baden (8 April 1792 in

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. ...

– 11 October 1859 in Karlsruhe) was the second son of

Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke 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 Fred ...

and his second wife, Luise Karoline, Baroness Geyer von Geyersberg (26 May 1768 – 23 July 1820), the daughter of Lt. Col. Baron Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Geyer von Geyersberg and his wife, Countess Maximiliana Christiane von Sponeck. Because his marriage to Luise was considered by the

House of Baden A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

morganatic Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to the spous ...

, Wilhelm, for a time, had no succession rights to the Grand Duchy.

Marriage and family

He married on 16 October 1830,

Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine Constance of Württemberg (27 February 1802 in Würzau, Courland Governorate – 5 December 1864, in Karlsruhe) was a daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg. Family E ...

(27 February 1802 – 5 December 1864), the 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 Br ...

. They had the following children: *Princess Henriette of Baden (7 May 1833 – 7 August 1834) *

Princess Sophie of Baden Princess Sophie of Baden (Sophie Pauline Henriette Marie Amelie Luise; 7 August 1834 in Karlsruhe – 6 April 1904 in Karlsruhe), was a Princess of Baden by birth and the Princess consort of Lippe by marriage. Life Sophie was the second daugh ...

(7 August 1834 – 6 April 1904), married

Woldemar, Prince of Lippe Woldemar of Lippe (''Günther Friedrich Woldemar''; 18 April 1824 – 20 March 1895) was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe, reigning from 1875 until his death. Early life and reign Prince Woldemar of Lippe was born in Detmold the third c ...

on 9 November 1858, no issue. *Princess Elisabeth of Baden (18 December 1835 – 15 May 1891) *

Princess Leopoldine of Baden Princess Leopoldine of Baden (''Leopoldine Wilhelmine Amalie Pauline Maximiliane''; 22 February 1837, Karlsruhe - 23 December 1903, Strasbourg) was a Princess of Baden by birth and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by marriage. Life Leopoldine ...

(22 February 1837 – 23 December 1903); married

Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , house = Hohenlohe-Langenburg , father = Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , mother = Princess Feodora of Leiningen , birth_date = , birth_place = Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg , death_date = , death_place = ...

on 24 September 1862, and had issue.

Ancestry

1792 births 1859 deaths Nobility from Karlsruhe Wilhelm of Baden Princes of Baden {{Germany-royal-stub