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REFERENCE TITLE NAME BORN DIED   TITLE NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS
32 Grand Duke Karl Friedrich of Baden 1728 1811 Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt 1723 1783 Karl Friedrich was the Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1746 to 1771 and following the extinction of the Baden-Baden line in 1771 (with the death of Margrave August-George of Baden-Baden) he became Margrave of Baden. Karl Friedrich became Elector in 1803 and Grand Duke in 1806.
32 Grand Duke Karl Friedrich of Baden 1728 1811   Karoline Luise Geyer von Geyersberg 1768 1820 Karl Friedrich was the Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1746 to 1771 and following the extinction of the Baden-Baden line in 1771 (with the death of Margrave August-George of Baden-Baden) he became Margrave of Baden. Karl Friedrich became Elector in 1803 and Grand Duke in 1806. Karoline Luise was created Baroness von Hochberg in 1787,Countess von Hochberg in 1796 and Princess of Baden in 1817
32.1 Hereditary Prince Karl Ludwig of Baden 1755 1801 Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 1754 1832 Karl Ludwig died from a sled accident whilst visiting his daughter Queen Friederike of Sweden
32.11 Princess Katherina of Baden 1776 1823          
32.12 Princess Karoline of Baden 1776 1841 King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria 1756 1825 See 18 - Maximilian was born Count Maximilian of Birkenfeld-Zweibruken, succeeding his brother as Duke of Zweibruken in 1795. He succeeded his very distant cousin Karl Theodore as Elector of Bavaria in 1799, culminating as the first King of Bavaria on 26 December 1805
32.13 Princess Luise of Baden 1779 1826 Emperor Alexander I of all the Russias 1777 1825 See 4.1 - Luise took the name "Elisaveta Alexeievna" on her marriage.
32.14 Princess Friederike of Baden 1781 1826 King Gustaf IV Adolf of Sweden 1778 1837 Gustaf was forcibly dethroned on 29 March 1809 having been arrested by Generals on 13 March following futile campaigns in which Sweden lost Finland to Russia. In December 1809 Gustaf and his family were transported to Germany. In exile Gustaf used several titles, Count Gottorp, Duke of Holstein-Eutin, and finally settled at St. Gallen in Switzerland where he lived in great loneliness and indigence, under the name of Colonel Gustafsson. It was there that he suffered a stroke and died. Gustaf was succeeded by his Uncle King Carl XIII
32.141 Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden (Prince of Vasa) 1799 1877 Princess Luise Amalie of Baden 1811 1854 See 32.171 - Gustaf was created Prince of Vasa in 1829 by Emperor Franz I(II) of Austria
32.1411 Princess Karola Frederikke of Sweden 1833 1907 King Albrecht of Saxony 1828 1902 See 26.662
32.142 Princess Sophie of Sweden 1801 1865 Grand Duke Karl Leopold of Baden 1790 1852 See 32.5
32.143 Prince Carl Gustaf of Sweden (Duke of Finland) 1802 1805          
32.144 Princess Amalia of Sweden 1805 1853          
32.145 Princess Cecilie of Sweden 1807 1844 Grand Duke August of Oldenburg 1783 1853 See 31.1
32.15 Princess Marie of Baden 1782 1808 Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1771 1815 Friedrich Wilhelm was killed in action in Quatre Bas
32.151 Duke Karl III of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1804 1873         Karl III was extremely unpopular and was deposed in 1830
32.152 Duke Wilhelm of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1806 1884         The death of Wilhelm brought this line of Brunswick to an end. In theory the Duchy should have passed to the Kings of Hanover, but as George V (King of Hanover) was strongly anti-Prussian a delaying tactic was employed by Prussia until 1913 when the Duchy finally passed to Prince Ernst August of Hanover (Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg).
The duchy was governed by regents between 1885 and 1913
32.16 Prince Karl Friedrich of Baden 1784 1785          
32.17 Grand Duke Karl Ludwig of Baden 1786 1818 Princess Stephanie de Beauharnais 1789 1860 Stephanie's father Claude de Beauharnais was a first cousin to Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais. Napoleon Bonaparte adopted Stephanie and named her "Princesse Française" (Princess of France) this was to enable Napoleon to secure an alliance with the Prince-elector of Baden
32.171 Princess Luise Amalie of Baden 1811 1854 Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden (Prince of Vasa) 1799 1877 See 32.141
32.172 Prince "Son" of Baden 1812 1812         There's a rumour this child was kidnapped and raised as Kaspar Hauser. The rumour also implicates his step-grandmother Countess von Hochberg in this supposed kidnapping.
32.173 Princess Josephine of Baden 1813 1900 Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern 1811 1885 See 6
32.174 Prince Alexander of Baden 1816 1816          
32.175 Princess Marie Amalie of Baden 1817 1888   William Douglas Hamilton (11 th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon) 1811 1863 William Douglas Hamilton died after falling down the stairs of the Maison Doree on the Boulevard des Italiens in Paris
32.1751   William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton (12th Duke of Hamilton and Brandon) 1845 1895 Lady Mary Louise Montagu 1854 1934  
32.1752   Charles George Douglas-Hamilton (7th Earl of Selkirk) 1847 1886          
32.1753 Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton 1850 1922 Prince Albert Honoré Charles of Monaco 1848 1922 See 46.211
32.1753 Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton 1850 1922 Count Tassilo Festetics von Tolna 1850 1933 Tassilo was created Fürst Festetics von Tolna in 1911
32.17531 Countess Maria Mathilde Festetics von Tolna 1881 1953 Prince Karl Emil zu Fürstenberg 1867 1945 See 32.842
32.17532 Prince Georg Tassilo Festetics von Tolna 1882 1941 Countess Marie Franziska von Haugwitz 1900 1972  
32.17533 Countess Alexandra Olga Festetics von Tolna 1884 1963 Prince Karl of Windisch-Graetz 1871 1915 Karl's grandfather Weriand (1790-1867) was created Fürst zu Windisch-Graetz (Line II) on 18 May 1822. Weriand's elder brother Alfred (1787-1862) having been created Fürst zu Windisch-Graetz (Line I) on 24 May 1804
32.17533 Countess Alexandra Olga Festetics von Tolna 1884 1963 Prince Erwin zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, v.Ratibor u.Corvey 1890 1950  
32.17534 Countess Karola-Friederike Festetics von Tolna 1888 1951 Baron Oskar Gautsch von Frankenthurn 1879 1958  
32.18 Princess Wilhelmina of Baden 1788 1836 Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse and by Rhine 1777 1848 See 5.1
32.2 Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Baden 1756 1817 Princess Luise of Nassau-Usingen 1776 1829  
32.3 Grand Duke Ludwig I of Baden 1763 1830         Ludwig I had a number of illegitimate offspring, please see Hein Bruin's Web Page on Grand Duke Ludwig I of Baden for further details
32.4 Princess Luise of Baden 1767 1767          
32.5 Grand Duke Karl Leopold of Baden 1790 1852 Princess Sophie of Sweden 1801 1865 See 32.142
32.51 Princess Alexandrine Luise of Baden 1820 1904 Duke Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1818 1893 See 28.41
32.52 Prince Ludwig Karl of Baden 1822 1822          
32.53 Grand Duke Ludig II of Baden 1824 1858         Ludwig II succeeded his father as Grand Duke of Baden in 1852 but due to a mental illness his brother Friedrich acted as Regent from 1852 to 1856. Ludwig II was succeeded as Grand Duke by his brother Friedrich on 5 September 1856 as there was no hope of Ludwig II making a recovery.
32.54 Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden 1826 1907 Princess Luise of Prussia 1838 1923 See 11.22
32.541 Grand Duke Friedrich II of Baden 1857 1928 Princess Hilda of Luxemburg 1864 1952 See 34.6 - Friedrich abdicated his throne on 22 November 1918
32.542 Princess Viktoria of Baden 1862 1930 King Gustaf V of Sweden 1858 1950 See 3.131 - Viktoria being the great granddaughter of King Gustaf IV Adolf of Sweden (Vasa line) reunited the Vasa line of Sweden with the Bernadotte line
32.543 Prince Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden 1865 1888          
32.55 Prince Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden 1829 1897 Princess Maria Romanovsky 1841 1914 See 18.272
32.551 Princess Sophie Marie of Baden 1865 1939 Duke Friedrich II of Anhalt 1856 1918 See 24.7332
32.552 Margrave Maximilian "Max" of Baden 1867 1929 Princess Marie Louise of Hanover (Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg) 1879 1948 See 25.111 - Maximilan "Max" was appointed German Chancellor on 3 October 1918 and placed in charge of obtaining a negotiated peace with the allies. He resigned his office on 9 November 1918. Max who was Heir Apparent to the Throne of Baden, renounced all claims to the Succession for himself and his heirs on 22 November 1918, coincidentally with the Abdication of Grand Duke Friedrich II of Baden
32.5521 Princess Marie Alexandra Louise of Baden 1902 1944 Prince Wolfgang of Hesse-Cassel 1896 1989 See 45.1454 - Princess Marie was killed in an Allied bombing raid in Frankfurt-am-Main
32.5522 Margrave Berthold of Baden 1906 1963 Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark 1906 1969 See 16.72
32.55221 - QVD Princess Margarita of Baden 1932   Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia 1928 2000 See 7.542
32.55222 - QVD Margrave Maximilian "Max" of Baden 1933   Archduchess Valerie of Austria (Tuscany Line) 1941   See 20.38339 - Maximilian is the present Head of the Grand Ducal House of Baden
32.552221 - QVD Princess Marie Louise of Baden 1969     Richard Baker 1936    
32.5522211 - QVD   Sofia Baker 2001            
32.552222 - QVD Hereditary Prince Bernard of Baden 1970     Stephanie Kaul 1966    
32.5522221 - QVD Prince Leopold Bernard of Baden 2002            
32.5522222 - QVD Prince Friedrich Bernhard of Baden 2004            
32.5522223 - QVD Prince Karl-Wilhelm Bernhard of Baden 2006            
32.552223 - QVD Prince Leopold of Baden 1971            
32.552224 - QVD Prince Michael of Baden 1976            
32.55223 - QVD Prince Ludwig of Baden 1937   Princess Anna Maria "Marianne" of Auersperg-Breunner 1943   Anna Maria is a sister of Prince Heinrich of Auersperg-Breunner
32.552231 - QVD Princess Sophie of Baden 1975            
32.552232 - QVD Prince Berthold of Baden 1976            
32.552233 - QVD Princess Aglaë of Baden 1981            
32.56 Prince Karl Friedrich of Baden 1832 1906 Baroness Rosalie Luise von Beust 1845 1908 Rosalie was created Countess von Rhena on 8 May 1871 by the Grand Duke of Baden
32.57 Princess Marie "Molly" of Baden 1834 1899 Prince Ernst of Leiningen (4th Prince of Leiningen) 1830 1904 See 39.21
32.58 Princess Cecile of Baden 1839 1891 Grand Duke Michael of Russia 1832 1909 See 4.98
32.6 Prince Wilhelm of Baden 1792 1859 Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg 1802 1864 See 22.25
32.61 Princess Henriette of Baden 1833 1834          
32.62 Princess Sophie of Baden 1834 1904 Prince Waldemar of Lippe-Detmold 1824 1895 Waldemar was succeeded as Prince (Fürst) of Lippe-Detmold by his unmarried brother Karl Alexander (1831-1905) who's death brought an end to the Detmold line of Lippe
32.63 Princess Elisabeth of Baden 1835 1891          
32.64 Princess Leopoldine of Baden 1837 1903 Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (6 th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg) 1832 1913 See 39.33
32.7 Baron Friedrich von Hochberg 1793 1793          
32.8 Princess Amelie of Baden 1795 1869 Prince Karl Egon II zu Fürstenberg 1796 1854  
32.81 Princess Marie Elisabeth zu Fürstenberg 1819 1897          
32.82 Prince Karl Egon III zu Fürstenberg 1820 1892 Princess Elisabeth Henriette Reuss, Ä.L. 1824 1861  
32.821 Princess Amélie Karoline zu Fürstenberg 1848 1918          
32.822 Prince Karl Egon IV zu Fürstenberg 1852 1896   Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord 1862 1948  
32.83 Princess Maria Amalie zu Fürstenberg 1821 1899 Duke Viktor von Ratibor u. 1st Fst von Corvey, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst 1818 1893  
32.831 Princess Amalie von Ratibor u Corvey, Princess zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst 1846 1847          
32.832 Duke Viktor II, Duke von Ratibor u. 2nd Fst von Corvey, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst 1847 1923 Countess Maria Breunner-Enkevoirth 1856 1929  
32.833 Prince Franz von Ratibor u Corvey, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst 1849 1925 Countess Marie Agnes zu Solms-Baruth 1856 1941  
32.834 Princess Elisabeth von Ratibor u Corvey, Princess zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst 1851 1928          
32.835 Prince Egon Moritz von Ratibor u Corvey, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst 1853 1896 Princess Leopoldine von Lobkowicz 1867 1936  
32.84 Prince Maximilian Egon I zu Fürstenberg 1822 1873 Countess Leontine von Khevenhüller-Metsch 1843 1914  
32.841 Prince Maximilian Egon II zu Fürstenberg 1863 1941 Countess Irma von Schönborn-Buchheim 1867 1948  
32.8411 Prince Karl Egon V zu Fürstenberg 1891 1973 Countess Franziska von Nostitz-Rieneck 1902 1961  
32.8412 Princess Leontine zu Fürstenberg 1892 1979 Prince Hugo Vinzenz Alexander of Windisch-Graetz 1887 1959 See 23.1232
32.8413 Princess Anna zu Fürstenberg 1894 1928 Prince Franz von Khevenhüller-Metsch 1889 1977  
32.8414 Prince Maximilian Egon zu Fürstenberg 1896 1959 Countess Wilhelmine von Schönburg-Glauchau 1902 1964  
32.842 Prince Karl Emil Egon zu Fürstenberg 1867 1945 Countess Maria Festetics von Tolna 1881 1953 See 32.17531
32.8421 Prince Tassilo Egon zu Fürstenberg 1903 1989   Claire Agnelli 1920   Claire is a grandaughter of Giovanni Agnelli (1866-1945) founder of the Fiat car manufacturer in 1899.
32.8421 Prince Tassilo Egon zu Fürstenberg 1903 1989   Cecilie "Titi" Blaffer 1919 2006 Cecilie came from two illustrous Texas "Oil" families Her father was a founder of the Humble Oil   Refining Co., now Exxon Mobil and her mother was the daughter of a founder of the Texas Company, now Texaco.
32.84211 Princess Virginia "Ira" Carolina zu Fürstenberg 1940   Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1924 2003 Alfonso married "Ira" when she was fifteen years of age. Alfonso married secondly Jacqueline Lane (1943- ) with whom he has a daughter Princess Arriana Theresa (1975 - ).
32.84211 Princess Virginia "Ira" Carolina zu Fürstenberg 1940     Francisco Pignatari 1916 1977  
32.842111 Prince Christoph "Kiko" Victorio of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1956 2006         Christoph died in unfortunate circumstances in a Bangkok prison. He was arrested over a falsified visa and died after seven days in detention, the exact cause of death not currently known.
32.842112 Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1959            
32.84212 Prince Eduard Egon Peter zu Fürstenberg 1946 2004   Diane Halfin 1946    
32.84212 Prince Eduard Egon Peter zu Fürstenberg 1946 2004   Lynn Marshall ?    
32.84213 Prince Sebastian Egon zu Fürstenberg 1950     Elisabetta Guarnati 1951    
32.8422 Princess Antonie Leontine zu Fürstenberg 1905 1988 Prince Karl zu Schwarzenberg 1911 1986  
32.8423 Princess Maria zu Fürstenberg 1907 1945          
32.8424 Princess Karoline zu Fürstenberg 1912 1930          
32.8425 Prince Georg Egon zu Fürstenberg 1923   Countess Christina von Colloredo-Mannsfeld 1940    
32.8425 Prince Georg Egon zu Fürstenberg 1923     Victoria Taves Pullen 1957    
32.85 Princess Marie Henriette zu Fürstenberg 1823 1834          
32.86 Prince Emil Egon Maximilian zu Fürstenberg 1825 1899 Countess Leontine von Khevenhüller-Metsch 1843 1914  
32.87 Princess Pauline zu Fürstenberg 1829 1900 Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Eugen Karl Hugo of Hohenlohe-Oehringen (Duke von Ujest) 1816 1897 See 22.323
32.9 Prince Maximilian of Baden 1796 1882          

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