Friedrich II, last Grand Duke of Baden, reigned 1907-1918; Credit – Wikipedia
In 1738, ten-year-old, Karl Friedrich succeeded as Margrave of Baden-Durlach upon his grandfather’s death. Baden-Durlach was one of the branches of the Margraviate of Baden, which had been divided several times over the previous 500 years. When August George, the last Margrave of Baden-Baden, died in 1771 without heirs, Karl Friedrich inherited the territory. This brought all of the Baden territories together once again, and Karl Friedrich became Margrave of Baden. Upon the end of the Holy Roman Empire, Karl Friedrich declared himself sovereign, as Grand Duke of the newly created Grand Duchy of Baden.
When Wilhelm II, German Emperor abdicated in 1918, riots broke out throughout the German Empire, and Friedrich II, the last Grand Duke of Baden and his family were forced to flee Karlsruhe Palace, for Zwingenberg Castle in the Neckar valley. They then arranged to stay at Langenstein Castle, where Friedrich formally abdicated the throne of Baden on November 22, 1918. The land that encompassed the Grand Duchy of Baden is now located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
The Grand Duchy of Baden within the German Empire; Credit – By Milenioscuro – Own work based on: File:Deutsches Reich (Karte) Baden.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35265349
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Below is an indexed listing with links to biographical articles about the Grand Ducal Family of Baden. If it says “Notable Issue” before a name, that means not all of the children for the parent of that person are listed. Also listed below are links to the Baden Content Areas.
House of Zähringen – Margraves, Electors, and Grand Dukes of Baden (1112 – 1918)
Grand Duchy of Baden (1806 – 1918)
Family of Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden
- Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden (reigned 1806 – 1811)
- Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Margravine of Baden (1st wife of Karl Friedrich, had issue)
- Notable Issue: Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (see below)
- Luise Karoline, Baroness Geyer von Geyersberg, Countess of Hochberg (morganatic second marriage, wife of Karl Friedrich)
- Notable Issue: Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden (see below)
Family of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden
- Karl, Grand Duke of Baden (grandson of Karl Friedrich and his first wife, reigned 1811 – 1818)
- Stephanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (wife of Karl, had issue)
Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden
- Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (unmarried, reigned 1818 – 1830)
Family of Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden
- Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden (reigned 1830 – 1852)
- Sofia of Sweden, Grand Duchess of Baden (wife of Leopold I)
- Notable Issue: Alexandrine, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Notable Issue: Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Baden (see below)
- Notable Issue: Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden (see below)
Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Baden
- Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Baden (unmarried, reigned 1852 – 1858)
Family of Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden
- Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden (Regent 1852 – 1858, Grand Duke 1858 – 1907)
- Luise of Prussia, Grand Duchess of Baden (wife of Friedrich I)
- Notable Issue: Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden (see below)
- Notable Issue: Victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden
Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden
- Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden (reigned 1907 – 1918, monarchy abolished)
- Hilda of Nassau, Grand Duchess of Baden (wife of Friedrich II, no issue)
Pretenders to the Throne
- LAST REIGNING: Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden
- Former: Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
- Former: Berthold, Margrave of Baden
- Former: Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
- Current: Bernhard, Margrave of Baden
Other Baden Royals
- Caroline of Baden, Queen of Bavaria (granddaughter of Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden)
- Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (granddaughter of Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden)
- Louise of Baden, Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna of Russia (granddaughter of Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden)
- Sophie of Baden, Princess of Lippe (granddaughter of Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden)
- Wilhelmine of Baden, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (granddaughter of Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden)
- Marie of Baden, Duchess of Anhalt (granddaughter of Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden)
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