Princess Wilhelmine of Baden

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Princess Wilhelmine
Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine
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Born (1788-09-21)21 September 1788
Karlsruhe
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Rosenhöhe
Spouse Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Issue Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
Prince Karl
Prince Alexander
Marie, Empress of Russia
House Zähringen
Father Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
Mother Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
Religion Lutheran

Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (21 September 1788 – 27 January 1836), was by birth Princess of Baden and by marriage Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and the Rhine.

She was the youngest daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden and Amalia of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Life

In Karlsruhe on 19 June 1804, Wilhelmine married the then Hereditary Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt. The union proved to be unhappy due to Louis' affairs, and they separated after the birth of her three older children.

In 1820 she acquired the Heiligenberg Castle, where she met her chamberlain Baron August von Senarclens de Grancy, with whom she maintain a longtime affair; her last four children, including Alexander and Marie, were believed to have been fathered by Senarclens de Grancy, although they were recognized by Grand Duke Louis II as their own. In 1830, following her father-in-law's death, she became in Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and the Rhine.

Her descendants included both Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, as well as Lord Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Burma, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Titles and styles

  • 21 September 1788 - 19 June 1804: Her Serene Highness Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
  • 19 June 1804 - 13 August 1806: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt
  • 13 August 1806 - 6 April 1830: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
  • 6 April 1830 - 27 January 1836: Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine

Ancestry

Family of Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Landgravine Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sources

  • Egon Caesar Conte Corti: Unter Zaren und gekrönten Frauen. Schicksal und Tragik europäischer Kaiserreiche an Hand von Briefen, Tagebüchern und Geheimdokumenten der Zarin Marie von Rußland und des Prinzen Alexander von Hessen. Editorial Pustet, 1949.
  • Wilhelmine Louise, princess of Baden in: geneall.net [retrieved 5 February 2016].
Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
Born: 21 September 1788 Died: 27 January 1836
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt
Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
16 April 1830 – 27 January 1836
Vacant
Title next held by
Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria