Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Charles III William (; Durlach, – 12 May 1738, Karlsruhe) 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. Charles William was born in Durlach as the son of Margrave Frederick Magnus of Baden-Durlach
William III of Forcalquier fight continuously against the Muslims. William inherited a share of Provence (Forcalquier) on the death of his maternal grandfather in 1094. He died in Avignon. William III of Forcalquier William III (died October 1129) was the Count of Forcalquier and Marquis of Provence from 1094. He was the second son of Count Ermengol IV of Urgell and Adelaide, heiress of Count William Bertrand of Provence. Sometime between 1076 and 1080, William married Gersende, daughter of Count Guigues III of Albon. They had two sons, Guigues and Bertrand I. On the death of his father in 1092, he received a part