Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden

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Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, was a prominent 17th-century German military commander of the Holy Roman Empire, renowned for his campaigns against the Ottoman Empire and his role in defending Central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
margrave
military commander
nobleman
birthDate 1655-04-08
birthPlace Paris
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1707-01-04
deathPlace Baden-Baden
employer Holy Roman Empire
era 17th century
early 18th century
ethnicGroup German
father Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden
fieldOfWork fortification engineering
military strategy
givenName Louis
Ludwig
Wilhelm
hasChild Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Wilhelmine of Baden-Baden
honorificTitle Imperial Prince (Reichsfürst)
languageSpoken French
German
memberOfDynasty House of Zähringen
militaryBranch Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire)
linked to: Imperial Army
militaryRank Imperial field marshal
mother Louise of Savoy
nickname Türkenlouis
nobleTitle Margrave of Baden-Baden
linked to: Margrave of Baden
notableAchievement key role in halting Ottoman expansion into Central Europe
notableBattle Battle of Mohács (1687)
Battle of Slankamen
Siege of Vienna (1683)
linked to: Battle of Vienna
notableFor campaigns against the Ottoman Empire
defense of Central Europe
notableWork fortification of the Lines of Stollhofen
occupation general
participatedIn Great Turkish War
Nine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
placeOfBurial Stiftskirche, Baden-Baden
positionHeld Imperial generalissimo on the Upper Rhine
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Baden-Baden
sexOrGender male
spouse Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg

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Battle of Vienna commander Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine child Louis William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg
linked to: Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Battle of Belgrade (1688) hasCommander Ludwig Wilhelm, Margrave of Baden-Baden
linked to: Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden hasChild Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
linked to: Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Danube campaign of 1704 commander Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Margrave of Baden positionHeldBy Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden