Prince William of Baden

Margrave Wilhelm of Baden (April 8, 1792, Karlsruhe – October 11, 1859, Karlsruhe) was the second son of Karl Friedrich and his second wife Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg (May 26, 1768—July 23, 1820). She was the daughter of Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Geyer von Geyersberg. Because Luise was not considered by the Baden House Laws as being of equal birth, Wilhelm, for a time, had no succession rights to the Grand Duchy.

Marriage and family

He married Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg (February 27, 1802—December 5, 1864) on October 16, 1830. She was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg. They had the following children:

• Henriette (May 7, 1833—August 7, 1834)
• Sophie (August 7, 1834—April 6, 1904), married Woldemar, Prince of Lippe on November 9, 1858. This marriage was without issue.
• Elisabeth (December 18, 1835—May 15, 1891)
• Leopoldine (February 22, 1832—December 23, 1913), married Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on September 24, 1862, and had issue.