Princess Marie Amelie of Baden
Marie Amelie Elisabeth Karoline of Baden, also known as Maria Amalia (* October 11, 1817 or 1818 in Karlsruhe, † 8 or October 18, 1888 in Baden- Baden) was a Princess of Baden and by marriage Duchess of Hamilton.
Life
Princess Marie Amalie was ( according to other sources 1818), born on October 11, 1817, the youngest child of Grand Duke Charles of Baden and his wife Stéphanie de Beauharnais, the adopted daughter of Napoleon; their older surviving siblings were Louise and Josephine.
Marie Amalie himself described further Kaspar Hauser, who is said to have seen their like, as her brother; their controversial statement gave the followers of the Prince theory further feed.
On February 23, 1843 Marie Amalie married in Mannheim, the Scottish nobleman William Douglas-Hamilton, son of Alexander Douglas - Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton. By marriage, she was awarded the title Marchioness of Douglas ( Marquess of Douglas ). The marriage produced three children. The family lived in Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran, later in the Hamilton Palace near the city of Hamilton. In 1852 Marie's husband William after the death of his father, the 11th Duke of Hamilton, they even received the title Duchess of Hamilton ( Duchess of Hamilton). 1855 she converted to Roman Catholicism. After the death of her husband in 1863, she returned to her home, where she died in Baden -Baden, October 1888.
Progeny
With her husband William Douglas - Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton:
- William (1845-1895), 12th Duke of Hamilton
- Charles George (1847-1886), 7th Earl of Selkirk, Lord Hamilton
- Mary Victoria Hamilton (1850-1922), ∞ in the first marriage in 1869 Prince Albert I of Monaco, ∞ in a second marriage in 1880 Prince Tassilo Festetics of Tolna