Margrave Leopold Wilhelm of Baden-Baden (September 16, 1626 – Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...

, March 1, 1671) was an Imperial Field Marschal.

He was the second son of Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Margrave William of Baden-Baden was regent of Baden-Baden between 1621 and 1677.Born in Baden-Baden, he was the eldest son of Margrave Edward Fortunatus of Baden and Maria of Eicken. He was Geheimrat, Generalfeldmarschall and Imperial Kammerrichter of Speyer, which gave him his nickname: Wilhelm...

 and Catharina Ursula von Hohenzollern–Hechingen.

A Reichs-generalfeldmarschall

Generalfeldmarschall

Field Marshal or Generalfeldmarschall in German, was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire; in the Austrian Empire, the rank Feldmarschall was used...

 in 1664, he fought against Sweden in Pomerania

Pomerania

Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...

 and against the Turks in Hungary

Hungary

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. He was Governor of Warasdin in Croatia

Croatia

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As his elder brother Ferdinand Maximilian of Baden-Baden

Ferdinand Maximilian of Baden-Baden

Ferdinand Maximilian of Baden-Baden, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden was the father of the famous general Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden....

, he died before his father and never ruled Baden-Baden.

Marriage and children

Leopold Wilhelm von Baden married firstly in 1659 with Anna Silvia Caretto, Countess of Millesimo (1607- February 26, 1664). They had no children.

Secondly he married on February 23, 1666 with Countess Maria Franziska von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (May 18, 1633 - March 7, 1702), daughter of Count Ernst Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg

Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg

Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg was a County of southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the historical territory of Heiligenberg. It was created as a partition of Fürstenberg-Baar in 1559, and suffered one partition: between itself and Fürstenberg-Donaueichingen in 1617...

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They had 6 children :

1. Leopold Wilhelm (January 20, 1667 - April 11, 1716) Rastatt
   Rastatt
   Rastatt is a city and baroque residence in the District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Murg river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50'000...
   
   
2. A son (January 20, 1677 - January 20, 1677)
3. Karl Friedrich Ferdinand (September 14, 1668 - September 14, 1680)
4. Katharina Franziska (died young)
5. Henriette died young)
6. Anna (died young)

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