Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
| Augustus George | |
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| Margrave of Baden-Baden | |
Portrait by Joseph Wolfgang Hauwiller
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| Margrave of Baden-Baden | |
| Predecessor | Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden |
| Successor | Charles Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Victoire d'Arenburg |
| Noble family | House of Zähringen |
| Father | Louis William of Baden-Baden |
| Mother | Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg |
| Born |
14 January 1706 Schloss Rastatt, Germany |
| Died | 21 October 1771 (aged 65) Schloss Rastatt, Germany |
| Buried | Stiftskirche, Baden-Baden |
Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (August Georg Simpert; 14 January 1706, Rastatt, Margraviate of Baden – 21 October 1771) was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1761 till his death in 1771. He succeeded his brother Louis George and was the brother of the Duchess of Orléans. He was the son in law of Léopold Philippe d'Arenberg.
Born at the Schloss Rastatt, he was the youngest son of Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, a distinguished member of the Imperial Army and his wife Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, sister of the future Grand Duchess of Tuscany
In 1707 his father died and his older brother Louis George, Hereditary prince of Baden-Baden succeeded as the ruler of the state with a regency held by his mother. During his mothers regency, it was decided that he would enter the church. As such, at the age of 20 he took religious vows and was later a canon of Cologne in 1726 and 1728 dean at Augsburg.
In 1727, his brother gained his majority and his mother left the administration of the state to him. His mother died in 1733. She had been a popular ruler.
In 1735, he left the church and married Marie Victoire d'Arenberg, a daughter of Léopold Philippe d'Arenberg and his wife Maria Lodovica Francesca Pignatelli. Her brother was Charles Marie Raymond, a member of the Imperial Army like Augustus George's own father. The couple married 7 December 1735 at the Schloss Rastatt but would be childless.
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