Louis William Baden-Baden Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Louis William Baden-Baden, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Germany.

5 records1701–17025 events3 places

Chronological biography

1701

Grand Alliance1701

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Margrave · Upper Rhine

Louis William of Baden-Baden commands Imperial forces on the Rhine for the alliance.

Upper Rhine Command1701

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Margrave · Imperial Commander · Upper Rhine

Louis William commands Imperial forces guarding the Upper Rhine.

1702

Siege of LandauJune 1702

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Margrave · Imperial Commander · Landau

Louis William begins the Imperial siege of the French-held fortress of Landau.

Capture of LandauSeptember 1702

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Margrave · Imperial Commander · Landau

Louis William secures Landau after a prolonged siege.

Defeat at FriedlingenOctober 1702

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Margrave · Imperial Commander · Friedlingen

Louis William withdraws after the hard-fought battle of Friedlingen.

Titles and roles

Margrave · Margrave · Imperial Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.