Caroline of Baden /

Caroline of Baden (Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine; 13 July 1776 - 1841) (German: Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine) of Baden was an Electress and later the first Queen of Bavaria as the spouse of Maximilian. She was the eldest daughter and child of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, and his wife, Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was born 13 July 1776, twin sister of Katharina Amalie Christiane Luise. Karoline was considered as the bride for the Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien, but the fear of rasing opposition from France made her family hesitate. On 9 March 1797, in Karlsruhe, she became the second spouse of Maximilian, Duke of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, who two years later would inherit the Electorate of Bavaria. In the ensuing years she advanced from Electress to Queen (1806). She was allowed to keep her Protestant religion and had her own Protestant priest, which was unique for a Bavarian queen. She was described as a very dignified consort and hostess of the Bavarian court, and raised her daughters to have a strong sense of duty. Caroline of Baden died 13 November 1841, outliving her husband by sixteen years and one month. Due to her Protestant religion, her