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Princess consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Leopoldine
Princess consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Born(1837-02-22)22 February 1837
Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died23 December 1903(1903-12-23) (aged 66)
Strasbourg, German Empire
BurialLangenburg
Spouse Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg ​ ​(m. 1862)
Issue
Names
Leopoldine Wilhelmine Amalie Pauline Maximiliane
HouseZähringen
FatherPrince William of Baden
MotherDuchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg

Princess Leopoldine of Baden (Leopoldine Wilhelmine Amalie Pauline Maximiliane; 22 February 1837, Karlsruhe - 23 December 1903, Strasbourg) was a Princess of Baden by birth and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by marriage.

Life

Leopoldine was the fourth and youngest daughter of Prince William of Baden (1792-1859) and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg (1802-1864), daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg. Her paternal grandparents were Charles Frederick of Baden, the first Grand Duke of Baden, and his second wife, Baroness Louise Caroline Geyer of Geyersberg, Countess of Hochberg. She grew up in Karlsruhe, together with her two older sisters, Sophie (1834-1904) and Elizabeth (1835-1891).

Princess Leopoldine married on 24 September 1862 in Karlsruhe, Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1832-1913), second son of Prince Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Princess Feodora of Leiningen. They had three children:

Princess Leopoldine founded the Leopoldine Association. In Strasbourg, where her husband was appointed as the Governor of Alsace-Lorraine, she took mainly ceremonial duties. She died the day before Christmas Eve 1903, after a long illness. She was buried in the family cemetery in Langenburg.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Leopoldine of Baden
8. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
4. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
9. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
2. Prince William of Baden
10. Ludwig Heinrich, Baron Geyer of Geyersberg
5. Baroness Louise Caroline Geyer of Geyersberg
11. Countess Maximiliana Christiane of Sponeck
1. Princess Leopoldine of Baden
12. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
6. Duke Louis of Württemberg
13. Margravine Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
3. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg
14. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
7. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
15. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

References

  • Annette Borchardt-Wenzel: Die Frauen am badischen Hof. Gefährtinnen der Großherzöge zwischen Liebe, Pflicht und Intrigen, Piper Verlag GmbH München, 2003, ISBN 3-492-23696-0
  • Paul Zinsmaier: Leopoldine Fürstin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, in: Badische Biographien, vol. 6, edited by A. Krieger and R. Obser, Heidelberg, 1935, p. 785 ff
Princesses of Baden by birth
The generations indicate descent from Charles Frederick, the first Grand Duke of a united Baden. Only princesses with articles are included. Later generations do not legally hold a title due to the abolition of the monarchy in 1918-19.
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*Titular princess of Baden due to the 1918 German Revolution


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