Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden

Louis II
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Grand Duke of Baden
Reign	24 April 1852 – 22 January 1858
Predecessor	Leopold I
Successor	Frederick I
Born	(1824-08-15)15 August 1824 Karlsruhe
Died	Karlsruhe
House	House of Zähringen
Father	Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden
Mother	Sophie of Sweden
Religion	Lutheranism

Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden (15 August 1824 – 22 January 1858) was the son of Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden and Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp, Princess of Sweden.

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

Ancestry

Family of Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden

16. Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach               8. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach                       17. Duchess Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg               4. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden                             18. John William Friso, Prince of Orange               9. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz                       19. Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel               2. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden                                   20. Christian Heinrich Geyer von Geyersberg               10. Ludwig Heinrich, Baron Geyer of Geyersberg                       21. Christianne Philippa von Thümel               5. Baroness Louise Karoline Geyer of Geyersberg                             22. Johann Rudolph von Hedwiger, Count of Sponeck               11. Countess Maximiliana Christiane of Sponeck                       23. Wilhelmine Louise von Hoff               1. Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden                                         24. Adolf Frederick of Sweden               12. Gustav III of Sweden                       25. Louisa Ulrika of Prussia               6. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden                             26. Frederick V of Denmark               13. Sophia Magdalena of Denmark                       27. Louise of Great Britain               3. Princess Sophie of Sweden                                   28. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (= 4)               14. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden                       29. Karoline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt               7. Frederica of Baden                             30. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt               15. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt                       31. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

References

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