Noble family House of Zahringen | Name Frederick, Prince | |
Father Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Mother Magdalena Wilhelmine of Wurttemberg Born 7 October 1703 ( 1703-10-07 ) Died March 26, 1732, Karlsruhe, Germany Spouse Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (m. 1727) Children Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden Parents Magdalena Wilhelmine of Wurttemberg, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Grandchildren Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden Similar People Charles Louis - Hereditar, Leopold - Grand Duke of B, Magdalena Wilhelmine of Wurtte, John William Friso - Pri, Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse‑Darmstadt | ||
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach (7 October 1703 – 26 March 1732) was a German hereditary prince of the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach.
Frederick was the son of Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and Magdalena Wilhelmine of Wurttemberg (7 November 1677 - 30 October 1742), the daughter of William Louis, Duke of Wurttemberg.
He became heir apparent when his elder brother Charles Magnus died in 1712. However, he died before his father did and therefore never came to government in Durlach.
He served in the imperial army. In 1724, he was appointed colonel, in 1728, he was promoted to major general.
Marriage and descendants
On 3 July 1727, Frederick married Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (born 13 October 1710, died 17 September 1777), the daughter of John William Friso, Prince of Orange. They had the following children: