Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach explained

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
Issue-Link:
  1. Marriage and issue
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.

Marriage and issue

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:

Footnotes

  1. This rank corresponds to the later Lieutenant General
  2. Corresponds to the later General of the Infantry