Josephine of Baden
Josephine Friederike Louise von Baden (born October 21, 1813 in Mannheim ; † June 19, 1900 in Sigmaringen ) was a princess of Baden.
Life
Josephine was a daughter of Grand Duke Karl Ludwig Friedrich von Baden and his wife Stéphanie Louise de Beauharnais , Countess von Beauharnais and adopted daughter of Napoleon I.
After the death of her father in 1818, Sigmund von Gemmingen-Hornberg zu Treschklingen took over the guardianship of her and her sisters Luise and Marie. She married Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen , son of Prince Karl von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Princess Antoinette Murat , on October 31, 1834. Baptized and raised a Protestant, she only converted to Catholicism 12 years after her marriage (1846). In 1884 the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in the presence of the emperor ; Karl Anton died in 1885.
Josephine died in 1900 at the age of 86.
progeny
- Leopold Stephan (1835–1905)
- Stephanie (1837-1859); ∞ King Peter V of Portugal
- Charles I (1839–1914), King of Romania
- Anton (1841–1866), fallen
- Friedrich (1843–1904)
- Marie Luise Alexandrine (1845-1912); ∞ Philip of Flanders (1837–1905)
literature
Princess-mother Marie Josephine von Hohenzollern † , in: Deutscher Hausschatz, XXVI. Volume, 1899/1900, No. 42, pp. 784–786. With portrait (photo).
Web links
- Estate of Princess Josephine von Hohenzollern in the Sigmaringen State Archives , House Archive Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen: Estate of Princess Josephine von Hohenzollern (1813-1900)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Josephine of Baden |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Josephine Friederike Louise von Baden (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Baden, by marriage Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1900 |
| Place of death | Sigmaringen |