Princess Josephine of Baden

Princess Josephine Friederike Luise of Baden (21 October 1813 – 19 June 1900) was born at Mannheim, the daughter of Charles, Grand Duke of Baden and his wife, Stéphanie de Beauharnais. Through her eldest son Leopold, she is the ancestress of the Romanian royal family and the Yugoslav Royal Family. Through her daughter Marie, she is also the ancestress of the Belgian royal family and the Grand Ducal family of Luxemburg.

Life

On 21 October 1834 at Karlsruhe, she married Karl Anton Joachim Zephyrinus Friedrich Meinrad, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, son of Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1785–1853) and his wife Marie Antoinette Murat (1793–1847).

Their children were:

• Leopold (1835–1905).
• Stephanie (1837–1859), Queen consort of Pedro V, King of Portugal.
• Carol I (1839–1914), King of Romania.
• Anton (1841–1866), mortally wounded at Königgrätz.
• Friedrich (1843–1904).
• Marie (1845–1912), married Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders.

She died at Sigmaringen in 1900.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 21 October 1813 – 21 October 1834: Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Josephine of Baden
• 21 October 1834 – 27 August 1848: Her Grand Ducal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
• 27 August 1848 – 3 September 1869: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
• 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hohenzollern
• 2 June 1885 – 15 February 1893: Her Royal Highness Josephine, Princess of Hohenzollern
• 15 February 1893 – 19 June 1900: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern

Honours

• Dame of the Order of Louise.

Ancestry