Electorate of Baden
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The Electorate of Baden (German: Kurfürstentum Baden) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire from 1803 to 1806. In 1803, Napoleon bestowed the office of Prince-elector to Charles Frederick, but in 1806, Francis II dissolved the Empire. Baden then achieved sovereignty, and Charles Frederick became Grand Duke.
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Electorate of Baden | |||||||||
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1803–1806 | |||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Karlsruhe | ||||||||
Common languages | German | ||||||||
Government | Enlightened despotism | ||||||||
Elector of Baden | |||||||||
• 1803-1806 | Karl Friedrich, Elector of Baden | ||||||||
Historical era | Napoleonic Wars | ||||||||
• Established | 1803 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1806 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
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