Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden

Frederick I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig; 9 September 1826 – 28 September 1907) was the Grand Duke of Baden from 1858 to 1907.

For the first margrave of Baden of this name, see Frederick I, Margrave of Baden.

Frederick I
Grand Duke of Baden
Reign23 January 1858 – 28 September 1907
PredecessorLouis II
SuccessorFrederick II
Born(1826-09-09)9 September 1826
Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Confederation
Died28 September 1907(1907-09-28) (aged 81)
Mainau, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Spouse
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(m. 1856)​
Issue
Detail
Names
Frederick William Louis
HouseZähringen
FatherLeopold, Grand Duke of Baden
MotherPrincess Sophie of Sweden
ReligionLutheranism
SignatureFrederick I's signature

Life

Frederick was born in Karlsruhe, Baden, on 9 September 1826. He was the third son of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden and Princess Sophie of Sweden. He became the heir presumptive to the grand duchy upon the death of his father in 1852[1] and the accession of his brother as Grand Duke Louis II. Due to his brother's mental ill-health, he was regent ad interim of Baden in 1852–1855, and took the title of grand duke in 1856. His brother, Louis II, died in 1858. He was considered a relatively liberal supporter of a constitutional monarchy. During his reign the option of civil marriages was introduced in Baden as well as direct elections to the Lower House of the Parliament of Baden in 1904.[2]

In 1856, Frederick married Princess Louise, daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.[2] The couple had three children.

Frederick I had a pivotal role in the history of Zionism. In 1896 he met Theodor Herzl (the founder of political Zionism) via their mutual acquaintance the reverend William Hechler, and helped Herzl in obtaining an audience with his nephew Wilhelm II, German Emperor. After some persuasion on the part of the grand duke, the emperor accepted the appeal for an audience. It took place in Palestine on 2 November 1898, during the emperor's visit to inaugurate the Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem.

Frederick I was present at the proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles in 1871,[2] as he was the only son-in-law of Prussian King Wilhelm I and one of the reigning sovereigns of Germany. He loudly shouted, "His Majesty, Emperor Wilhelm!" He died at his summer residence at the island of Mainau in southern Germany on 28 September 1907. Today, Mainau is owned by the Lennart Bernadotte Foundation, created by Frederick's great-grandson Count Lennart Bernadotte, (1909–2004).

Issue

Honours
German honours[3]
Foreign honours[3]

Ancestry

Footnotes
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