Marie Amelie of Baden

Grand Duchy of Baden

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(Marie Amelie Elisabeth Caroline; 11 October 1817 in Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

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 – 17 October 1888 in Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden

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), was the youngest daughter of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden

Karl, Grand Duke of Baden

Charles, Grand Duke of Baden became ruler of Baden on June 11, 1811 and ruled until his death. He was born in Karlsruhe....

 and Stephanie de Beauharnais

Stéphanie de Beauharnais

Stéphanie, Grand Duchess of Baden was the consort of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden.-Biography:...

, the adopted daughter of Napoleon I of France

Napoleon I of France

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.

On 23 February 1843 in Mannheim

Mannheim

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, she married a Scottish nobleman, William Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale

William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton

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 (later Duke of Hamilton). They had two sons and one daughter.

• William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton
  William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton
  William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault KT was a Scottish nobleman.-Biography:...
  
  , married Lady Mary Montagu
• Lieutenant Charles George Douglas-Hamilton, 7th Earl of Selkirk, 11th Hussars
  11th Hussars
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• Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton, married (1) Albert I, Prince of Monaco
  Albert I, Prince of Monaco
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  ; (2) Tassilo Festetics de Tolna.

After her wedding, she relocated to Brodick Castle

Brodick Castle

Brodick Castle is a castle situated outside the port of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It was previously a seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.-Early and High Mediæval:...

 on the Isle of Arran

Isle of Arran

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 and then later on Hamilton Palace

Hamilton Palace

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 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Her husband succeeded as Duke of Hamilton

Duke of Hamilton

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 upon the death of her father-in-law

Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton

Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon KG PC FRS FSA was a Scottish politician and art collector....

 in 1852. She converted to Roman Catholicism

Roman Catholic Church

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 in 1855.

She was styled Marie Amelie, Princess of Baden, Dowager Duchess of Hamilton after her husband's death in 1863.

Through her daughter, she is the great-great-grandmother of the current reigning prince of Monaco

Monaco

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, Albert II

Albert II, Prince of Monaco

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.

Titles and styles

• 11 October 1817 - 23 February 1843 Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Marie of Baden
• 23 February 1843 - 18 August 1852 Her Grand Ducal Highness The Marchioness of Douglas and Clydesdale
• 18 August 1852 - 8 July 1863 Her Grand Ducal Highness The Duchess of Hamilton
• 8 July 1863 - 17 October 1888 Her Grand Ducal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Hamilton