Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden - Obora, Czech Republic
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N 50° 22.421 E 013° 51.678
33U E 419027 N 5580800
CoA of Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden above the entrance to Church of St. Catherine
Waymark Code: WM152BG
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/01/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (German: Ludwig Georg Simpert; 7 June 1702 – 22 October 1761) was the Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1707 until his death in 1761. From 1707 to 1727, his mother Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg was the regent of Baden-Baden. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Augustus George.

He was born at the Ettlingen Palace and was the son of Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden and his wife, Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg. Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden from birth, at the death of his father in 1707, he succeeded as Margrave of Baden-Baden at the age of four. As such, his mother was regent of Baden-Baden while he was a minor. He reached his majority on 22 October 1727.

Louis George, from 1707 till 1731 was the Royal Colonel of the 4th Circle Infantry Regiment (mixt.) of the Swabian Circle but during the War of the Polish Succession, he hunted dear to his possessions in Bohemia. He returned only after 1735 in Vienna closed preliminary peace of the Treaty of Vienna.

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family

Full name of the bearer: Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
above the entrance to Church of St. Catherine


Material / Design: Stone

Blazon (heraldic description):
gradual changes the coat of arms of the Margrave of Baden-Baden: https://europeanheraldry.org/germany/princely-houses/house-zahringen


Address:
Obora, Czech Republic


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