Princess Leopoldine of Baden

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.

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:

Prince Ernest William Frederick Maximilian Charles of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1863–1950); succeeded his father as Ernst II, married in 1896 Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1878–1942), had issue.
Princess Elise Victoria Feodora Sophie Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1864–1929); married in 1884 Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (1858–1928), had issue.
Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1866–1932); married in 1894 Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen (1866–1939), had issue.

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.

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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

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v t e 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.
1st generation	Amalie, Princess von Fürstenberg
2nd generation	Caroline, Queen of Bavaria Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna of Russia Frederica, Queen of Sweden Marie, Duchess of Brunswick and Lunenburg Wilhelmine, Grand Duchess of Hesse Alexandrine, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Marie, Princess of Leiningen Cecilie, Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia Sophie, Princess of Lippe Leopoldine, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
3rd generation	Luise Amelie, Princess of Vasa Josephine, Princess consort of Hohenzollern Marie Amelie, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon Victoria, Queen of Sweden Marie, Duchess of Anhalt
4th generation	Marie Alexandra, Princess Wolfgang of Hesse
5th generation	Margarita, Princess Tomislav of Yugoslavia*
* Titular princess of Baden due to the 1918 German Revolution

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