Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.

Responsive image


Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Louis William
Margrave of Baden-Baden
Portrait in 1705
Born(1655-04-08)8 April 1655
Hôtel de Soissons, Paris, France
Died4 January 1707(1707-01-04) (aged 51)
Schloss Rastatt, Rastatt, Baden, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Stiftskirche, Baden-Baden
SpouseSibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg
Issue
Detail
Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Auguste, Duchess of Orléans
Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
HouseHouse of Zähringen
FatherFerdinand Maximilian of Baden-Baden
MotherLouise of Savoy
ReligionRoman Catholic
Military career
Conflicts
See list

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (German: Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden-Baden; 8 April 1655 – 4 January 1707) was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden in Germany, chief commander of the Imperial army and Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also known as Türkenlouis ("Turkish Louis") for his numerous victories against Ottoman forces. After his death in 1707, his wife, Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, acted as regent of Baden-Baden during the minority of his eldest son, who succeeded him as Margrave of Baden-Baden.


Previous Page Next Page