Princess Josephine of Baden

Josephine of Baden
Princess of Hohenzollern
Princess Josephine in 1858
Princess consort of Hohenzollern
Tenure3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885
Princess consort of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Tenure27 August 1848 – 7 December 1849
Born(1813-10-21)21 October 1813
Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died19 June 1900(1900-06-19) (aged 86)
Sigmaringen, German Empire
Spouse
(m. 1834; died 1885)
Issue
Names
Josephine Friederike Luise
HouseZähringen
FatherCharles, Grand Duke of Baden
MotherStéphanie de Beauharnais

Princess Josephine Friederike Luise of Baden (21 October 1813 – 19 June 1900) was Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen from 27 August 1848 to 7 December 1849 during the brief reign of her husband, Prince Karl Anton. Josephine was the second daughter of Charles, Grand Duke of Baden, and Stéphanie de Beauharnais. She was the mother of the first king of Romania, Carol I. Through her younger daughter Marie, she is the ancestress of the Belgian royal family, the grand ducal family of Luxembourg as well as the last Queen of Italy and her descendants. Through her son, Leopold, she is also ancestress of the Romanian royal family.