Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden

Louis II
Louis II
	Daguerreotype, c. 1850
Grand Duke of Baden
Reign	24 April 1852 – 22 January 1858
Predecessor	Leopold I
Successor	Frederick I
Regent	Frederick
Born	15 August 1824; Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died	22 January 1858 (aged 33); Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
House	House of Zähringen
Father	Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden
Mother	Princess Sophie of Sweden
Religion	Lutheranism

Louis II (German: Ludwig II.; 15 August 1824 – 22 January 1858) was Grand Duke of Baden from 24 April 1852 to his death in 1858. He was the son of Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden, and Princess Sophie of Sweden.

Louis succeeded his father as Grand Duke of Baden on 24 April 1852. His brother Frederick acted as regent, because Louis had mental illness. However, in 1856, Frederick became grand duke as well. He was also an honorary citizen of Karlsruhe.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden

8. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach

4. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden

9. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz

2. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

10. Ludwig Heinrich, Baron Geyer of Geyersberg

5. Baroness Louise Karoline Geyer of Geyersberg

11. Countess Maximiliana Christiane of Sponeck

1. Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden

12. Gustav III of Sweden

6. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

13. Sophia Magdalena of Denmark

3. Princess Sophie of Sweden

14. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden

7. Frederica of Baden

15. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

References

Regnal titles
Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden House of Zähringen Born: 15 August 1824 Died: 22 January 1858
Preceded by Leopold	Grand Duke of Baden 1852–1856	Succeeded by Frederick I

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