Rheinau in Schwetzingen in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe

Stéphanie de Beauharnais

1789-1860

Photographed by James Hulse, September 23, 2024

1. Stéphanie de Beauharnais Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

German:
Kaiserliche Prinzessin Grossherzogin von Baden

Nach dem Reichsdeputationshauptschluss von 1803 fielen die rechtsrheinischen Gebiete der Kurpfalz an Markgraf Carl Friedrich von Baden. Im gleichen Jahr der Erhebung Badens zum Großherzogtum (1806) verheiratete Kaiser Napoléon Bonaparte zur Sicherung des französisch-badischen Bündnisses seine Adoptivtochter Stéphanie de Beauharnais mit dem Erbprinzen Karl Ludwig von Baden. Legendär ist ihr Schicksal als Mutter - nur drei ihrer insgesamt fünf Kinder überlebten das Kindesalter. Nach dem frühen Tod ihres Gatten blieb das Mannheimer Schloss bis zu Ihrem Ableben ihr Witwensitz. Sehr gerne hielt sich Großherzogin Stéphanie in den Sommermonaten in der Schwetzinger Sommerresidenz auf, wo einst ihre erste Tochter Luise geboren wurde (1811). Mutmaßungen, dass es sich bei einem ihrer nach der Geburt verstorbenen Söhne um den legendären Kaspar Hauser handelte, konnten sich nicht bestätigen.

English Translation:
Imperial Princess Grand Duchess of Baden

After the Imperial Deputation Act of 1803, the areas of the Electorate

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of the Palatinate on the right bank of the Rhine fell to Margrave Carl Friedrich of Baden. In the same year that Baden was elevated to a Grand Duchy (1806), Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte married his adopted daughter Stéphanie de Beauharnais to the Crown Prince Karl Ludwig of Baden in order to secure the Franco-Baden alliance. Her fate as a mother is legendary - only three of her five children survived infancy. After the early death of her husband, the Mannheim Palace remained her widow's residence until her death. Grand Duchess Stéphanie loved to spend the summer months in the Schwetzingen summer residence, where her first daughter Luise was born (1811). Speculations that one of her sons who died after birth was the legendary Kaspar Hauser could not be confirmed.

Erected by Schwetzinger Zeitreise.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 49° 23.045′ N, 8° 34.665′ E. Marker is in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. It is in Rheinau. It is on Bahnhofanlage just south of Carl-Theodor-Straße. The marker is located in a small park with a group of 28 panel markers on the west side of the transportation center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Bahnhofanlage 4, Schwetzingen BW 68723, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

The Stéphanie de Beauharnais Marker is on the left side of the markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 23, 2024

2. The Stéphanie de Beauharnais Marker is on the left side of the markers

within walking distance of this marker: Maximilian I Joseph (here, next to this marker); Johann Jakob Hemmer (a few steps from this marker); Christian Mayer (a few steps from this marker); Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell (a few steps from this marker); Leopold I. (a few steps from this marker); Friedrich I. (a few steps from this marker); Nicolas de Pigage (a few steps from this marker); Johann Michael Zeyher (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schwetzingen.

More about this marker. There is a non-related marker attached on the other side of the post.

Also see . . . Stéphanie de Beauharnais. Wikipedia

Born in Versailles at the beginning of the French Revolution, Stéphanie was the daughter of Claude de Beauharnais, 2nd Count des Roches-Baritaud (1756–1819). In 1783 the 2nd Count married Claudine Françoise de Lezay (1767–1791). The marriage resulted in the birth of first her older brother Alberic de Beauharnais (1786–1791) and then Stephanie herself. Her father remarried in 1799 to Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis (1775–1850).

(Submitted on October 29, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.