Margrave Leopold Wilhelm of Baden-Baden (; 16 September 1626 in

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the ...

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

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (; 8 April 1655 – 4 January 1707) was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden in Germany, chief commander of the Imperial army and Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also known as ''T ...

. 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 Wil ...

, 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 (born ...

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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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