Frederick, Hereditary Prince of
Baden-Durlach (7 October 1703 – 26 March 1732) was a German hereditary prince of the
Margraviate 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 ...
.
Frederick was the son of
Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and
Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg (7 November 1677 - 30 October 1742), the daughter of
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg.
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 (born 13 October 1710, died 17 September 1777), the daughter of
John William Friso, Prince of Orange
John William Friso ( nl, Johan Willem Friso; 14 August 1687 – 14 July 1711) became the (titular) Prince of Orange in 1702. He was the Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen in the Dutch Republic until his death by accidental drowning in the H ...
. They had the following children:
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Charles Frederick, 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 ...
(born 22 November 1728, died 10 June 1811), Margrave and later Duke of Baden
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William Ludwig (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
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