Karl, Grand Duke of Baden
| Charles I | |
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| Grand Duke of Baden | |
| Reign | 10 June 1811 – 8 December 1818 |
| Predecessor | Charles Frederick |
| Successor | Louis I |
| Born |
8 July 1786 Karlsruhe |
| Died | 8 December 1818 (aged 32) Karlsruhe |
| Spouse | Stéphanie de Beauharnais |
| Issue Detail |
Louise, Princess of Vasa Josephine, Princess of Hohenzollern Alexander, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden Princess Marie, Duchess of Hamilton |
| House | Zähringen |
| Father | Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden |
| Mother | Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (Karl Ludwig Friedrich; 8 July 1786 – 8 December 1818) became ruler of the Grand Duchy of Baden on 11 June 1811 and ruled until his death. He was born in Karlsruhe.
His father was Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, the heir to the Margraviate of Baden, which was raised to a grand duchy after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806. His mother was Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, the daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. He was the brother-in-law of the rulers of Bavaria, Russia, and Sweden. His sister Caroline was the queen consort of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, his sister Louise was the empress consort of Alexander I of Russia and his sister Frederica was the queen consort of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden.
At the age of 15, Charles went on a journey to visit his sisters in their courts in St. Petersburg and Stockholm. He was on his way home with his father, when his father died in a fall from his coach on 15 December 1801. Charles was a witness to this accident.
Due to the strong influence of France on the court of Baden, Charles was forced to marry Emperor Napoléon I's adopted daughter, Stéphanie de Beauharnais, in Paris on 8 April 1806, this despite his own protests and those of his mother and sisters. Charles apparently preferred the hand of his cousin Princess Augusta of Bavaria. It would be five years before the couple would produce an heir.
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