Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden

Grand Duke of Baden
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGrand Duke of Baden
A.K.A.Ludwig II
A.K.A.Ludwig II
PlacesGermany
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Religion:Lutheranism
Birth15 August 1824, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death22 January 1858Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (aged 33 years)
Family
Mother:Princess Sophie of Sweden
Father:Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
Siblings:Olga Feodorovna of Baden Princess Alexandrine of Baden Princess Marie of Baden
The details

Biography

Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden (15 August 1824 – 22 January 1858) was the son of Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden and Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp, Princess of Sweden.

Louis succeeded his father as Grand Duke of Baden on 24 April 1852. His brother Frederick acted as regent, because Louis suffered from mental illness. However, in 1856, Frederick was crowned Grand Duke as well. He was also an honorary citizen of Karlsruhe.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Duchess Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. John William Friso, Prince of Orange
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Christian Heinrich Geyer von Geyersberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Ludwig Heinrich, Baron Geyer of Geyersberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Christianne Philippa von Thümel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Baroness Louise Karoline Geyer of Geyersberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Johann Rudolph von Hedwiger, Count of Sponeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Countess Maximiliana Christiane of Sponeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Wilhelmine Louise von Hoff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Adolf Frederick of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Gustav III of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Frederick V of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Louise of Great Britain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Sophie of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (= 4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Karoline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Frederica of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
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