Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Margrave Georg August Simpert of Baden ( * January 14, 1706 in Rastatt, † October 21, 1771 ibid ) was the last Margrave of Baden -Baden. He resided in Rastatt Castle.
Life
August Georg Simpert is the son of Princess Franziska Sibylla Augusta of Saxe- Lauenburg and Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden, who was also called Türkenlouis. August Georg Simpert took over on October 22, 1761 at the age of 55 years, the reign of his late brother. From 1743 to 1771 he was the owner of the 3rd circle Infantry Regiment (Catholic ) of the Swabian kingdom circle.
His mother wanted him to become a priest. Therefore he laid at the age of 20 years from the priestly vows. In 1726 he was a canon of Cologne and in 1728 dean of Augsburg. Because he felt in his ministry not well, he asked the Pope to release him from his vows; then this happened in the year 1735.
He married on December 7, 1735 Maria Victoria Pauline d'Arenberg. The marriage remained without adult children, so that the Bernhardi niche line ended and the Margraviate of Baden -Baden was reunited after the contract of inheritance from 1535 with the Margraviate of Baden -Durlach to Margraviate of Baden.
As achievements of the reign of August Georg Simperts apply:
- School regulations
- A fire insurance
- A widow Checkout
Last years
Once it became clear that the line of Baden- Baden have no male offspring, and after the death of Margrave August Georg Simpert the line Baden -Baden would fall on the line of Baden- Durlach, the last decade the government was strongly influenced by Erbverhandlungen with Durlacher line marked. Since the Durlacher Protestant and Baden were Catholic, it was necessary to secure the freedom of religion of his subjects. Therefore, the Margrave referred to the long Catholic tradition of the Margraviate of Baden -Baden and operated the beatification of Margrave Bernhard II von Baden. To commemorate his ancestors and his beatification, he had the Bernhardusbrunnen build on the Rastatt marketplace. The contract of inheritance with the line of Baden- Durlach came about in 1765.