Wilhelmine of Baden
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Wilhelmine of Baden was Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and the Rhine.
She was the youngest daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
and Amalia of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was married, on 19 June 1804, to her maternal first cousin, the much older Hessian Hereditary Prince Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
(1777–1848), who in 1830 succeeded as Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine.
Wilhelmine bore seven children, of whom four survived. From 1809, she lived apart from her spouse. Her last four children, including Alexander and Marie
, were believed to have been fathered by August von Senarclens de Grancy
, her longtime lover
. Wilhelmine and Grancy lived together at Gut Heiligenberg from 1820.
She was the youngest daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
Karl Ludwig of Baden
Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden was heir apparent of the Margraviate of Baden. He was born in Karlsruhe....
and Amalia of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was married, on 19 June 1804, to her maternal first cousin, the much older Hessian Hereditary Prince Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Louis II was Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1830 until 5 March 1848 . He was the son of Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse....
(1777–1848), who in 1830 succeeded as Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine.
Wilhelmine bore seven children, of whom four survived. From 1809, she lived apart from her spouse. Her last four children, including Alexander and Marie
Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse
Marie of Hesse and by Rhine was a princess of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and, as Maria Alexandrovna , Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. She was born at Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy, and died at Saint Petersburg...
, were believed to have been fathered by August von Senarclens de Grancy
August von Senarclens de Grancy
August Ludwig Freiherr von Senarclens de Grancy was born Auguste Louis de Senarclens de Grancy at the Château d'Etoy in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, the ancestral home of the de Loriol Family, the firstborn son of three sons and four daughters of Cesar August Freiherr von Senarclens de Grancy,...
, her longtime lover
Sexual partner
Sexual partners are people who engage in sexual activity together. The sexual partners can be of any gender or sexual orientation. The sexual partners may be in a committed relationship, either on an exclusive basis or not, or engage in the sexual activity on a casual basis...
. Wilhelmine and Grancy lived together at Gut Heiligenberg from 1820.
- Prince Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt (1806–1877); (the future Grand Duke)
- Prince Karl Wilhelm Ludwig of Hesse-DarmstadtPrince Karl of Hesse and by RhinePrince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine was the second son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and Wilhelmine of Baden.-Marriage:...
(1809–1877) - Unnamed Prince/Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (born & died 1820)
- Princess Amalia Elisabeth Luise Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1821–1826)
- Prince Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil of Hesse-Darmstadt (1823–1888)
- Princess Maximiliane Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie Marie of Hesse-DarmstadtMaria Alexandrovna of HesseMarie of Hesse and by Rhine was a princess of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and, as Maria Alexandrovna , Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. She was born at Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy, and died at Saint Petersburg...
(1824–1880); the future Empress consort of Tsar Alexander IIAlexander II of RussiaAlexander II , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881...
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