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Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

1790 - 1852

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Leopold (29 August 1790 – 24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the Grand Duke of Baden, reigning until his death in 1852. Although a younger child, Leopold was the first son of Margrave Karl Friederich of Baden by his second, morganatic wife, Louise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg. Since Luise Karoline was not of equal birth with the Margrave, the marriage was deemed morganatic and the resulting children were perceived as incapable of inheriting their father's dynastic status or the sovereign rights of the Zähringen House of Baden. Luise Karoline and her children were given the titles of baron and baroness, in 1796 count or countess von Hochberg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden is the 5,906th most popular politician (down from 4,909th in 2019), the 1,572nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,328th in 2019) and the 459th most popular German Politician.

Leopold was the Grand Duke of Baden from 1852 to 1907. He is most famous for his liberal reforms in Baden. He abolished serfdom, introduced a constitution, and granted universal suffrage.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden ranks 5,906 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Count Kasimir Felix Badeni, Helen of Bosnia, Karl August Wittfogel, Cleitus, and Paolo Lucio Anafesto. After him are Oqil Oqilov, Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis, Frederick III, Duke of Austria, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, Azai Nagamasa, and Alexandru Averescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden ranks 13. Before him are George Everest, Jules Dumont d'Urville, John Frederic Daniell, William Parry, Nicolas Chauvin, and Gideon Mantell. After him are Robert Stirling, John Austin, Marquis de Custine, José Antonio Páez, Markos Botsaris, and Adolph Diesterweg. Among people deceased in 1852, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden ranks 21. Before him are Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg, Louisa Adams, Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg, Gideon Mantell, and Hadji Murad. After him are Xavier de Maistre, Thomas Moore, Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, Gotthold Eisenstein, Matthias Castrén, and Mirza Shafi Vazeh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden ranks 1,572 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1867), Adam Olearius (1603), Robert Siodmak (1900), Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786), Karl August Wittfogel (1896), and Marita Koch (1957). After him are Maria Riva (1924), John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575), Klaus Störtebeker (1360), Peter von Cornelius (1784), Carl Oberg (1897), and Paul Rée (1849).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden ranks 459. Before him are Rudolf Diels (1900), Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875), Henry III, Margrave of Meissen (1218), Hans-Gert Pöttering (1945), Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786), and Karl August Wittfogel (1896). After him are Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719), Walter Warlimont (1894), Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617), Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1752), Otto Wels (1873), and Richard Glücks (1889).

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