Religion Lutheran Name Princess of | House House of Zahringen Children Maria Alexandrovna | |
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Born 21 September 1788 ( 1788-09-21 ) Issue Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
Prince Karl
Prince Alexander
Marie, Empress of Russia Father Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden Mother Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt Died January 27, 1836, Darmstadt, Germany Spouse Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (m. 1804) Parents Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden Similar People Charles Louis - Hereditar, Princess Amalie of Hesse‑Darmstadt, Maria Alexandrovna, Caroline of Baden, Frederica of Baden | ||
Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (21 September 1788 – 27 January 1836), was by birth Princess of Baden and by marriage Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and the Rhine.
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She was the youngest daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden and Amalia of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Life
In Karlsruhe on 19 June 1804, Wilhelmine married the then Hereditary Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt. The union proved to be unhappy due to Louis' affairs, and they separated after the birth of their three older children.
In 1820 she acquired the Heiligenberg Castle, where she met her chamberlain Baron August von Senarclens de Grancy, with whom she maintained a longtime affair; her last four children, including Alexander and Marie, were believed to have been fathered by Senarclens de Grancy, although they were recognized by Grand Duke Louis II as his own. In 1830, following her father-in-law's death, she became Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and the Rhine.
Issue
Her descendants included both Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and his wife, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, as well as Lord Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Burma, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.