| Charles III William | |||||
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 Margrave Karl III. Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach, 1710, by Johann Rudolf Huber | |||||
| Margrave of Baden-Durlach | |||||
| Reign | 25 June 1709 – 12 May 1738 | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick VII | ||||
| Successor | Charles Frederick | ||||
| Born | 17 January 1679 Durlach | ||||
| Died | 12 May 1738 (aged 59) Karlsruhe | ||||
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| House | Zähringen | ||||
| Father | Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach | ||||
| Mother | Augusta Maria of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf | ||||
Charles III William (German: Karl III. Wilhelm; 27 January [O.S. 17 January] 1679[1] – 12 May 1738) was Margrave of Baden-Durlach between 1709 and 1738. He was the son of Margrave Frederick Magnus of Baden-Durlach and Augusta Maria of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. In 1715, he established Karlsruhe (Charles' repose), where he built his residence. Karlsruhe has since grown to a large city. With the consolidation of public finances and the creation of a reliable administration, he laid the foundations for the reform policies of his grandson, Charles Frederick.
- ^ The three birthdays of the city founder[permanent dead link] by Johann Wilhelm Braun, a historian and former employee of the Commission for Regional History, in Badische Neueste Nachrichten, 30 January 2011, p. 4