Princess Louise Amelie of Baden

Princess of Vasa

(m. 1830; div. 1843)

IssuePrince Louis of Vasa (died in infancy)
Carola, Queen of Saxony

Names
German: Luise Amelie Stephanie

HouseZähringenFatherCharles, Grand Duke of BadenMotherStéphanie de Beauharnais

Princess Louise Amelie Stephanie of Baden (5 June 1811 – 19 July 1854) was a daughter of Charles, Grand Duke of Baden, and his wife, Stéphanie de Beauharnais.^[1]

Life

Childhood

Born on 5 June 1811 in Schwetzingen, Louise Amelie Stephanie was the eldest of five children born to Karl, Grand Duke of Baden and Stéphanie de Beauharnais. Louise Amelie had two sisters: Josephine Friederike Luise and Marie Amelie Elisabeth Caroline. Her only brother, whom was unnamed, died in infancy, although it is believed that he was Kaspar Hauser.^[2]

Louise Amelie’s parents’ marriage was unhappy, though they eventually reconciled in an effort to produce heirs to secure the throne.^[3]

Marriage

On 9 November 1830 in Karlsruhe, Louise Amelie married her first cousin Gustav, Prince of Vasa.^[1] He was the only son of the former King of Sweden, Gustav IV Adolf, who had been overthrown in favor of his uncle Charles. Upon marriage, Prince Gustav took the title Prince of Vasa, of which made Louise Amelie the Princess of Vasa. However, some believed Prince Gustav to be the legitimate heir to the Swedish throne, henceforth dubbing Louise Amelie as the Crown Princess.^[who?]

The marriage between Princess Louise Amelie and Prince Gustav was unhappy, but produced two children. Their first child, Louis, was born on 3 March 1832, but died on 7 March. A daughter, named Carola, was born on 5 August 1833. She later became Queen of Saxony.^[4] The royal couple lived in Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna until their official divorce in 1843.

Princess Louise Amalie died on 19 July 1854 in Královo Pole.^[5] Her husband outlived her by 23 years.

Children

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Prince Louis	3 March 1832	7 March 1832	died shortly after birth
Princess Carola	5 August 1833	15 December 1907	married King Albert I of Saxony; no issue

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Louise Amelie of Baden

8. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden

4. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden

9. Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt

2. Charles, Grand Duke of Baden

10. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

5. Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

11. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

1. Princess Louise Amelie of Baden

12. Claude de Beauharnais, comte des Roches-Baritaud

6. Claude de Beauharnais, comte des Roches-Baritaud

13. Marie-Anne-Françoise Mouchard de Chaban

3. Stéphanie de Beauharnais

14. Claude, marquis de Lézay-Marnésia

7. Claudine Françoise de Lézay-Marnésia

15. Marie-Claudine de Nettancourt, dame de Vaubécourt

References

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^ ^a ^b Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Luise Amelie Stephanie Prinzessin von Baden". Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ Radford, Benjamin (2014-03-26). "The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser". livescience.com. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
^ Curzon, Catherine. "Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden: In Search of Destiny". Retrieved 2022-07-12.
^ "Carola of Vasa". European Royal History. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
^ Register of the dead