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
Died	4 January 1707(1707-01-04) (aged 51) Schloss Rastatt, Rastatt, Baden, HRE
Spouse	Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg (m 27 March 1690)
Issue	Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden Auguste, Duchess of Orléans Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Father	Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden
Mother	Louise of Savoy
Burial	Stiftskirche, Baden-Baden
Religion	Roman Catholic

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (Ludwig Wilhelm; 8 April 1655 – 4 January 1707) was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden in Germany and chief commander of the Imperial army. 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.

Marriage

At the Schloss Raudnitz, on 27 March 1690 he married Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg. She was a daughter of Julius Franz, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg and sister of the future Grand Duchess Anna Maria Franziska of Tuscany (wife of Grand Duke Gian Gastone de' Medici of Tuscany)

Issue

1. Leopold William of Baden-Baden (1694 – 1695) Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden, died in infancy.
2. Charlotte of Baden-Baden (1696 – 1700) died in infancy.
3. Charles Joseph of Baden-Baden (1697 – 1703) Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden, died in infancy.
4. Louis George Simpert of Baden-Baden, (7 June 1702 – 22 October 1761) Margrave o Baden-Baden married Maria Anna of Schwarzenberg, had issue, married Maria Anna of Bavaria, no issue.
5. Wilhelmine o Baden-Baden (1700 – 1702), died in infancy.
6. Luise o Baden-Baden (1701 in – 1707) died in infancy.
7. Wilhelm Georg Simpert of Baden-Baden (1703 – 1709), died in infancy.
8. Auguste of Baden-Baden (10 November 1704 – 8 August 1726) married Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (grandson of Louis XIV of France) and had issue.
9. Augustus George Simpert of Baden-Baden (14 January 1706 – 21 October 1771) Margrave of Baden-Baden married Marie Victoire d'Arenberg, no male issue.

Titles and styles

8 April 1655 - 22 May 1677 His Serene Highness Prince Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden-Baden.

• 4 November 1669 - 22 May 1677 His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden.
• 22 May 1677 - 4 January 1707 His Serene Highness The Margrave of Baden-Baden.