New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
GRANDSON OF WILLIAM I.

Baden's ruler is. Ike the Kaiser a grand
son Of ole Emperor William his mother
Princess Louise Of Prussia, having been the En-
perors only daughter and favorfte companion
IN the last ten or fifteen years of her
fathers life she constantly by his side and
al the time when Nobiling made his dastardly
attempt 10 assassinate the venerable monarch
she enGeavoTed 10 shield her father with her
oVn body from the fire of the would-be assassin.
Through his fathers mother the Grand Duke
has the blood Of the historic Swedish house of
Fasa IN his veins. while among his other imme-
ctate forebears was a mere baroness. In order to
explain this IT is necessary TO give a brief
sketch Of the reigning house of Baden, which is
descended from the counts Of Zahringen, who
hourished in the eleventh century and derived
their title from castle and little town the
north Of Freiburg- Count Hermann II of Zah-
-1ngen inherited Baden through his mother at
TIE beginning Of the twelfth century, and as
suzned the title Of Margrave Of Baden. On the
Death Of Nargrave Christopher OF Baden. in
Ia-4, his possessions were divided among his
TWO surviving cons. who founded the two lines
Of Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach, the former
Catholic and the latter Protestant About one
hundred and forty years ago the Catholic line
Of Baaen-Eaden became extinct, and its dolnin-
ions. in accordance with dynastic conventions.
passed 10 the head OF the Protestant Baden
Durlach line namely. Margrave Charles Fred
erick Of Baden The latter became in 1S0;
Elecror oe Baden. and OF the dissolution of the
Holy Roman Empire by Napoleon in 1906 as
suned with the sanction OF the French En-
peror, The title OF Grand Duke of Baden. which
he allowed 10 retain by the Congress of
Vienna
This old grand duke. who died in 1911, was
twice married and had a number Of children bv
each union. His first wife was a Princess oe
Hesse by whom he had FIVE children. After her
death he contracted morganatic marriage with
Mile. Geyer. Of Geyersberg, daughter OF Baron
Louis Henry Philip Geyer of Geyersberg, and
by her he had family of six children more
His oldest son was accidentally killed in Sweden
and left son of the name Of Charles. who was
ct one moment engaged TO be married to Prin-
cess Augusta Of Bavaria. Emperor Napoleon
however. had other plans for both the prince and
the princess He caused their engagement to
be broken of, and thereupon insisted that Au-
gusta Of Bavaria should give her hand to his
etepscn, Eugene de Beauharnais, Viceroy of
Italy and that Prince Charles of Baden should
lead TO the altar his wife's niece and his own
adopted daughter, Stephanie de Beauharnais
who endowed with the rank and status of a
princess OF the imperial house Of France in view
e th- match. She was only sixteen years old
a. the time. but SO fascinating that her aunt.
Empress Josephine became jealous of the EN-
peror's fondness for the girl. and did everything
that lay in her power to hasten the marriage
The latter turned out far more happily than had
psen expected, and four years later Prince
Charles succeeded his father as Grand Duke of
Saden, and Stephanie became grand duchess
ens esze n her husband i've children. the