Princess Louise Amelie of Baden


Princess Louise Amelie Stephanie of Baden was a daughter of Charles, Grand Duke of Baden, and his wife, Stéphanie de Beauharnais.

Family

Louise Amelia was the eldest of five children born to Karl, Grand Duke of Baden by his wife Stéphanie de Beauharnais. Her paternal grandparents were Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden and Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Her only two surviving siblings were Josephine, Princess of Hohenzollern, and Marie, Duchess of Hamilton.

Marriage

On 9 November 1830 in Karlsruhe, Louise Amelie married her first cousin Gustav, Prince of Vasa in Karlsruhe. He was the only son of the deposed King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, and thus had a titular claim to the Swedish throne. Prince Gustav took the title Prince of Vasa, making Louise Princess of Vasa upon their marriage. Some still viewed Prince Gustav as the legitimate heir to the Swedish throne, thus referring to Louise as the Crown Princess. Their marriage, like most alliances of the time, was politically arranged and was unhappy. They lived in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna and had two children before they divorced in 1843.
NameBirthDeathNotes
Prince Louis3 March 18327 March 1832died shortly after birth
Princess Carola5 August 183315 December 1907married King Albert I of Saxony; no issue

Princess Louise died on 19 July 1854 in Karlsruhe.

Ancestry