Charles, Grand Duke of Baden became ruler of the Grand Duchy of Baden on 11 June 1811 and ruled until his death.
Background
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.
Career
He was the brother-in-law of the rulers of Bavaria, Russia, and Sweden. 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.
lieutenant would be five years before the couple would produce an heir.
Charles went to war in 1807 as head of the Baden contingent under Marshal Lefebvre. There he took part in the siege of Danzig.
The end of Napoleon I"s rule and the Congress of Vienna, which confirmed the territorial gains Baden had made during the Napoleonic era. 1818: The passing of a new, liberal constitution The height of Friedrich Weinbrenner"s career 1817: The start of the administration of the Rhine by Johann Gottfried Tulla The premiere of the velocipede by Karl Drais.