Hilda Charlotte Wilhelmine of Luxembourg, Grand Duchess of Baden (5 November 1864 – 8 February 1952) the daughter of Adolphe of Luxembourg, who was Duke of Nassau until he was deposed in 1866.
Biography
Hilda married Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden on 20 September 1885 at Schloss Hohenburg. The marriage did not produce surviving children. The couple became Grand Duke and Grand Duchess in 1907. Hilda was described as intelligent and interested in art, and was often present at art-exhibitions and museums. Several schools and streets, such as the schools Hilda-Gymnasium in Pforzheim, Hilda-Gymnasium in Koblenz, and the streets north- and south Hilda Promenade in Karlsruhe are named after her.
Frederick and Hilda were deposed as Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden, in 1918 when all German monarchies were overthrown. At the time of the revolution, her sister-in-law, Queen Victoria of Sweden, was visiting the family. After the abdication of the German emperor, riots spread in Karlsruhe in 11 November. The son of a courtier led a group of soldiers up to the front of the palace, followed by a great crowd of people, where a few shots were fired.[1] Hilda, as well as the rest of the family, left the palace the backway and left for the Zwingenberg palace in the Neckar valley. By permission of the new government, they were allowed to stay at the Langenstein Palace, which belonged to a Swedish count, Douglas.[1] During these events, Louise was to have kept her calm and never uttered a word of complaint.[1] The government gave the order that the former Grand Ducal family was to be protected, and that Langenstein be excepted from housing the returning soldiers, because the Queen of Sweden, was in their company and Baden should not do anything to offend Sweden.[1] In 1919, the family requested permission from the government to reside in Mainau, and was met with the answer that they were now private citizens and could do as they wished.[1]
Hilda is described as a jolly and cheerful character with the ability to ease things up with her good sense of humor, an ability she used during the revolution and the years after, taking care of her husband, who had a weak health[1]
As Frederick and Hilda were without own direct heirs, they bequeathed their castle of Mainau to Fredrick's only sister's grandson, Count Lennart Bernadotte, who was Hilda's youngest aunt's great-grandson.
Titles and styles
- 5 November 1864 - 20 September 1885 : Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Hilda Charlotte Wilhelmine of Luxembourg
- 20 September 1885 - 28 September 1907 : Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Baden
- 28 September 1907 - 22 November 1918 : Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Baden
- 22 November 1918 - 8 February 1952 : Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Hilda of Baden
Ancestry
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| 16. Karl Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg |
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| 8. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | |
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| 17. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau |
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| 4. William, Duke of Nassau | |
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| 18. Wilhelm Georg of Kirchberg |
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| 9. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg | |
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| 19. Isabella Auguste Reuss-Greiz |
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| 2. Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | |
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| 20. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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| 10. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | |
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| 21. Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar |
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| 5. Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |
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| 22. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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| 11. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |
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| 23. Friederike Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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| 1. Princess Hilda of Nassau | |
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| 24. Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau |
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| 12. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau | |
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| 25. Louise Henriette Wilhelmine of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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| 6. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau | |
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| 26. Friedrich V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg[2] |
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| 13. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg | |
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| 27. Karoline, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt[2] |
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| 3. Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau | |
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| 28. Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel |
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| 14. Prince William of Hesse-Kassel | |
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| 29. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen |
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| 7. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel | |
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| 30. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway |
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| 15. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark | |
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| 31. Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Heribert Jansson (in Swedish). Drottning Victoria (Queen Victoria). Hökerbergs Bokförlag. (1963) ISBN.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Miroslav MAREK. "Hesse-Homburg", 2003-05-02. Retrieved on 2009-03-05
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| * also a princess of Luxembourg by birth ^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth |
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| The generations indicate marriage to the princely descendants of Charles Frederick, the first Grand Duke of a united Baden. | | 1st Generation | |
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- Archduchess Valerie of Austria*
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| *Titular princess (margravine) of Baden due to the 1918-1919 German Revolution |
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