Van der Kiste writes "Princess Louise Marie Elizabeth of Prussia, later Grand Duchess of Baden, is a somewhat shadowy figure in the annals of the house of Hohenzollern. . . she had little impact on the age in which she lived. . . She made no effort to involve herself with issues of the day. . . " Kudos to the author for being honest. I was hoping that there was going to be something a little more here, but there's not really.

Van der Kiste relies exclusively on published sources in English, which might be a problem.

One thing which I did think was interesting - and which could have been expanded upon - was that at the conclusion of World War I, Louise - then the Dowager Duchess - and her son Frederick, the last Grand Duke - were allowed to stay in Baden after the Revolution that toppled the monarchy there. The new republican government made a generous financial "settlement" to the royal family, providing them with property and money, and the legislature even adopted "a resolution expressing warm recognition and gratitude. . ." for their services before the war. When Louise died in 1923, aged 84, she did so "at home" in one of the family castles - albeit "a small one" - in relative comfort (considerable, really, compared to the lives of most Germans in the year of hyperinflation). ( )