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Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden ( November 22 , 1728 in Karlsruhe -- June 10 , 1811 in Karlsruhe) was the son of Hereditary Prince Friedrich Of Baden and Anna Of Nassau-Dietz-Orange ( October 13 , 1710 -- September 17 , 1777 ), the daughter of William Friso of Nassau-Dietz-Orange. He ruled as the Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1746 until 1771, when he inherited Baden-Baden from ''Bernhard Line.'' Upon inheriting the latter Margravate, the original land of Baden was reunited. He was regarded as a good example of an absolute ruler, supporting schools, universities, jurisprudence, civil service, economy, culture, and urban development, He outlawed Torture in 1767 , and Serfdom in 1783 . In 1803 Karl Friedrich became elector of Baden , and in 1806 the first Grand Duke of Baden. Through the politics of minister Sigismund Freiherr Von Reitzenstein , Baden acquired Bistum Constance , Basel , Strassburg , Speyer , Breisgau and Ortenau . In 1806 Baden joined the Confederation Of The Rhine . MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN Karl married, as his first wife, Karoline Of Hesse-Darmstadt on January 28 , 1751 . The daughter of Louis VIII Of Hesse-Darmstadt , she was born on July 11 , 1723 and died on April 8 , 1783 Karl Friedrich and Karoline had the following children:
Karl Friedrich married Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg as his second wife on November 24 , 1787 . The daughter of Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Geyer von Geyersberg, she was born on May 26 , 1768 and died on July 23 , 1820 . They had the following children:
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