Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden

Grand Duke of Baden from 1852 to 1858

Louis II
Daguerreotype, c. 1850
Grand Duke of Baden
Reign24 April 1852 – 22 January 1858
PredecessorLeopold I
SuccessorFrederick I
RegentFrederick
Born(1824-08-15)15 August 1824
Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died22 January 1858(1858-01-22) (aged 33)
Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
HouseHouse of Zähringen
FatherLeopold I, Grand Duke of Baden
MotherSophie of Sweden
ReligionLutheranism

Louis II (German: Ludwig II.; 15 August 1824 – 22 January 1858) was Grand Duke of Baden from 24 April 1852 to his death in 1858. He was the son of Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden, and Princess Sophie of Sweden.

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

Ancestry

Ancestors of Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
8. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
4. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
9. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
2. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
10. Ludwig Heinrich, Baron Geyer of Geyersberg
5. Baroness Louise Karoline Geyer of Geyersberg
11. Countess Maximiliana Christiane of Sponeck
1. Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
12. Gustav III of Sweden
6. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
13. Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
3. Princess Sophie of Sweden
14. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
7. Frederica of Baden
15. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

References

Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden
Born: 15 August 1824 Died: 22 January 1858
Regnal titles
Preceded by Grand Duke of Baden
1852–1856
Succeeded by
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