▁Schön born ▁G ymnasium ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Bishop ▁von ▁H ut ten . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁the ▁new ▁Bishop , ▁Count ▁August ▁von ▁Lim burg - St ir um , ▁took ▁up ▁office . ▁Bru chs al ▁now ▁counted ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁residents . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁French ▁troops ▁occupied ▁the ▁city . ▁German ▁Med iat isation ▁turned ▁all ▁property ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Spe yer ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Baden , ▁and ▁Bru chs al ▁became ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁court . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁then ▁was ▁divided ▁and ▁reun ited ▁several ▁times ▁through ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁the ▁Mar qu ess ▁Am al ie ▁of ▁Baden , ▁wid owed ▁since ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁took ▁up ▁residence ▁in ▁Bru chs al ' s ▁bar o que ▁château ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁She ▁had ▁ 8 ▁children ▁of ▁whom ▁ 6 ▁were ▁daughters , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Europe ' s ▁mother - in - law . ▁ ▁Am al ie ' s ▁son , ▁the ▁later ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Karl , ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁St é ph anie ▁de ▁Beau har na is , ▁a ▁nie ce ▁of ▁Napoleon ' s ▁wife ▁Joseph ine ▁per ▁orders ▁given ▁by ▁Napoleon ▁himself . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁Steph anie ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁son , ▁who ▁died ▁after ▁ 1 4