Prince Louis of Baden

Louis of Baden
Louis in the 1880s
Born(1865-06-12)12 June 1865
Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died23 February 1888(1888-02-23) (aged 22)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Grand Duchy of Baden
Burial
Grand Ducal burial chapel, Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Confederation
Names
Ludwig Wilhelm Karl Friedrich Berthold
HouseZähringen
FatherFrederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
MotherPrincess Louise of Prussia

Prince Louis of Baden (German: Ludwig Wilhelm Karl Friedrich Berthold; 12 June 1865 – 24 February 1888) was the youngest son of Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden and Princess Louise of Prussia.

Biography

He graduated from high school in 1883 and joined the Baden Army. He completed his military education in Potsdam.

Death

The tomb designed by Hermann Volz.

According to official historical accounts, Prince Louis died of pneumonia, however there are also reports of him being killed in a duel.

Monument on the Warterhöhe near Altensteig.

He is buried in the Grand Ducal burial 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.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Louis of Baden
8. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
4. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
9. Baroness Louise Caroline Geyer of Geyersberg
2. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
10. Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden
5. Princess Sophie of Sweden
11. Princess Frederica of Baden
Prince Louis of Baden
12. Frederick William III, King of Prussia
6. Wilhelm I, German Emperor
13. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
3. Princess Louise of Prussia
14. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
7. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
15. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

References

  1. ↑ "Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil Graf von Baudissin: Aus meiner Dienstzeit. Digitalisat Beschreibung der Grabkapelle Warter Höhe". Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil Graf von Baudissin: Aus meiner Dienstzeit. Digitalisat. Beschreibung der Grabkapelle Warter Höhe. Retrieved 1 February 2017.