Princess Hilda of Nassau

Princess Hilda of Nassau (Hilda Charlotte Wilhelmine; 5 November 1864 – 8 February 1952) was Grand Duchess of Baden from 28 September 1907 to 22 November 1918 as the consort of Grand Duke Frederick II. Hilda and Frederick were the last grand ducal couple of Baden.

The youngest daughter of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, who was Duke of Nassau until he was deposed in 1866, Hilda married the future Grand Duke Frederick II in 1885. The marriage did not produce surviving children. The couple became Grand Duke and Grand Duchess in 1907, however they were deposed in 1918 when all German monarchies were overthrown during the German revolution of 1918–1919.

Biography Early life

Princess Hilda of Nassau was born on 5 November 1864 at Biebrich Palace near the city of Wiesbaden, then capital of the Duchy of Nassau. She was the second (but only surviving) daughter and fifth child born to Adolf, Duke of Nassau by his second wife Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau.

Hereditary Grand Duchess Portrait of Hilda as Hereditary Grand Duchess, by Otto Propheter, 1903. For the first years after the wedding, Hereditary Grand Duchess Hilda lived with her husband in the various garrison towns where his military career saw him stationed: Freiburg im Breisgau, Berlin and Koblenz. Hilda, as well as the rest of the family, left the palace the back way and left for the Zwingenberg palace in the Neckar valley. By permission of the new government, they were allowed to stay at the Langenstein Palace, which belonged to a Swedish count, Douglas. Dame of the Order of Louise, 1st Division Red Cross Medal, 1st Class Dame of Honour of the Order of Theresa Friedrich-Luise Medal Jubilee Medal for 1902 Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Grand Duke Friedrich I and Grand Duchess Luise

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