Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Baden

Encyclopedia : L : LU : LUD : Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Baden

Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Baden (August 15, 1824-January 22, 1858) was the son of Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden and Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp, Princess of Sweden.

Ludwig succeeded his father on April 24. 1852. However, in 1856, his brother Frederick became regent, as Ludwig suffered from mental illness.

He was also an honorary citizen of Karlsruhe.

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.