1800-1805 Amalie, Markgravine of Baden by Johann Christian August Schwartz (Boris Wilnitsky)

Acording to her Wikipedia article, Amalie had seven children who reached adulthood, and six were daughters:

•  Katharine Amalie Christiane Luise (13 July 1776 - 26 October 1823)

•  Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine (13 July 1776 - 13 November 1841) married on 9 March 1797 the then Duke Maximilian of Zweibrücken as his second wife (and became grandmother of Empress Sisi). In 1799 her husband became Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria, and in 1804 King of Bavaria (her titles accordingly being Duchess, then Electress, then Queen).

•  Luise Marie Auguste (Tsaritsa Elizabeth Alexeievna) (24 January 1779 - 16 May 1826) married on 9 October 1793 Tsar Alexander I of Russia.

•  Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine (12 March 1781 - 25 September 1826) married on 31 October 1797 King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. They divorced in 1812.

•  Marie Elisabeth Wilhelmine (7 September 1782 - 29 April 1808) married on 1 November 1802 Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

•  Karl, the future 2nd Grand Duke of Baden (8 June 1786 in Karlsruhe - 8 December 1818 in Rastatt).

•  Wilhelmine Luise (10 September 1788 - 27 January 1836) married on 19 June 1804 her first cousin Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse.

From the Boris Wilnitsky Web site. Their watermark, that ran diagonally across the image, was removed with Photoshop.

1800-1805 Amalie, Markgravine of Baden by Johann Christian August Schwartz (Boris Wilnitsky)

Amalie is dressed for a windy day with a strapped-on turban, a coat with a high neckline, and substantial-looking wrap.

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