Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden (1865–1888)

Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden

Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden (born June 12, 1865 in Baden-Baden , † February 23, 1888 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; full name: Ludwig Wilhelm Karl Friedrich Berthold von Baden ) was the younger son of Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden and Grand Duchess Luise (born Princess of Prussia).

Life

Until his untimely death he was the Grand Ducal Prince, (titular) Margrave of Baden and (titular) Duke of Zähringen .

He was a member of the Corps Suevia Heidelberg and the Corps Saxo-Borussia Heidelberg as well as the connection between Rupertia and Heidelberg . After attending university, he was in the military for a short time. As prince of the grand ducal house, he entered the first chamber of the third extraordinary state parliament of the Baden assembly of estates in the summer of 1887 .

According to official reports, Prince Ludwig Wilhelm died of the consequences of pneumonia. There are also reports that he was killed in a duel. His last place of residence was today's Hotel Rheingold in Freiburg i. Br.

He is buried in the grand ducal grave chapel in Karlsruhe, which was commissioned by his parents on the occasion of his early death. His tomb was created by Hermann Volz . A memorial stands on the Warterhöhe near Altensteig .

Ludwig Wilhelm 1878
Ludwig Wilhelm (2nd from right) with his sister, brother and brother-in-law in 1882
Tomb of Hermann Volz
Monument on the Warterhöhe near Altensteig

ancestors

Pedigree of Prince Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden
Great-great-grandparents	Hereditary Prince Friedrich of Baden-Durlach (1703–1732) ⚭ 1727 Anna Charlotte Amalie of Nassau-Dietz-Oranien (1710–1777)	Baron Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Geyer von Geyersberg (1727–1780) ⚭ 1756 Countess Maximiliane Christiane von Sponeck (1730–1804)	King Gustav III of Sweden (1746–1792) ⚭ 1766 Sophie of Denmark (1746–1813)	Karl Ludwig von Baden (1755–1801) ⚭ 1774 Amalie von Hessen-Darmstadt (1754–1832)	Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1741–1816) ⚭ 1768 Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1752–1782)	King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia (1744–1797) ⚭ 1769 Friederike von Hessen-Darmstadt (1751–1805)	Grand Duke Carl August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757–1828) ⚭ 1775 Luise of Hessen-Darmstadt (1757–1830)	Tsar Paul I of Russia (1754–1801) ⚭ 1776 Sophie Dorothee of Württemberg (1759–1828)
Great grandparents	Grand Duke Karl Friedrich von Baden (1728–1811) ⚭ 1787 Luise Karoline von Hochberg (1768–1820)		King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778–1837) ⚭ 1797 Frederike Dorothea von Baden (1781–1826)		King Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Prussia (1770–1840) ⚭ 1793 Luise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776–1810)		Grand Duke Karl Friedrich of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1783–1853) ⚭ 1804 Grand Duchess Maria Pawlowna Romanowa (1786–1859)
Grandparents	Grand Duke Leopold of Baden (1790–1852) ⚭ 1819 Sophie Wilhelmine von Holstein-Gottorp (1801–1865)				Kaiser Wilhelm I (1797–1888) ⚭ 1829 Augusta von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1811–1890)
parents	Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden (1826–1907) ⚭ 1856 Luise of Prussia (1838–1923)
Prince Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden (1865-1888)

Web links

Commons : Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil Graf von Baudissin : From my service . Digitized
^ Description of the burial chapel
↑ Waiter height. Retrieved February 1, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ludwig Wilhelm Karl Friedrich Berthold of Baden
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Grand Ducal Prince and Margrave of Baden and Duke of Zähringen
DATE OF BIRTH	June 12, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH	Baden-Baden
DATE OF DEATH	February 23, 1888
Place of death	Freiburg in Breisgau

[1] Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil Graf von Baudissin : From my service . Digitized

[2] Description of the burial chapel

[3] Waiter height. Retrieved February 1, 2017 .