Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach | |
House: | House of Zähringen |
Father: | Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach |
Mother: | Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken |
Spouse: | Princess Anna Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Issue: | Christine Juliane |
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Birth Place: | Durlach |
Death Place: | Karlsburg Castle in Durlach |
Margrave (Prince) Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach (27 September 1648 in Durlach - 24 October 1703 at the Karlsburg Castle in Durlach) was a German general. He was the son of Margrave Frederick VI of Baden-Durlach and his wife Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, sister of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden.
Within the Swabian Circle he was royal colonel of the Protestant Circle Infantry Regiment (1673-1677) and from 1683 of the Second Circle Infantry Regiment (Evangelical). In 1683, he served as major general and at the same time commander-in-chief of the circle troops. In 1686 he was promoted to field marshal lieutenant[1] of the infantry in the Swabian Circle, in 1692 to General Feldzeugmeister[2] and in 1697 to field marshal.
Margrave Charles Gustav married on 28 October 1677 with Princess Anna Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (29 October 1659 - 28 June 1742), the daughter of the Duke Anton Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They had the following children: