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Maximilian
Margrave of Baden
Maximilian in 2017
Head of the House of Baden
Tenure27 October 1963 – 29 December 2022
PredecessorBerthold
SuccessorBernhard
Born(1933-07-03)3 July 1933
Salem, Gau Baden, Nazi Germany
Died29 December 2022(2022-12-29) (aged 89)
Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Spouse
Archduchess Valerie of Austria
(m. 1966)
Issue
HouseBaden
FatherBerthold, Margrave of Baden
MotherPrincess Theodora of Greece and Denmark

Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard; 3 July 1933 – 29 December 2022), also known as Max von Baden, was a German businessman and the head of House of Baden. Through his mother, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, the second sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, he was a first cousin of King Charles III of the United Kingdom.

Early life and family

Maximilian was born on 3 July 1933 in Salem. He was the second child and eldest son of Berthold, Margrave of Baden, and his wife, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark. He had one older sister, Princess Margarita, and has a younger brother, Prince Ludwig (born 1937).

Marriage and children

Maximilian was briefly engaged to his first cousin, Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, daughter of his maternal aunt, Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. This was broken off. In 1966, he married Archduchess Valerie of Austria (born 1941), daughter of Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria and Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm. They were married civilly on 23 September 1966 at Salem and religiously on 30 September 1966 at Persenbeug Castle in Lower Austria.[1][2]

The Margrave and Margravine had four children:

  • Princess Marie Louise Elisabeth Mathilde Theodora Cecilie Sarah Charlotte of Baden (born 3 July 1969); she married, civilly, at Salem on 15 September 1999 and religiously on 25 September 1999, Richard Baker, they have one daughter
  • Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Louis Kraft, Margrave of Baden (born 27 May 1970)
  • Prince Leopold Max Christian Ludwig Clemens Hubert of Baden (born 1 October 1971)
  • Prince Michael Max Andreas of Baden (born 11 March 1976); he married at Salem on 4 July 2015 Christina Höhne, no issue.

The Margravine represented the Margrave for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London on 19 September 2022, with Prince Bernhard and his wife, Stephanie.

Death

Maximilian died on 29 December 2022, at the age of 89.[3]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1973). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family. London: Burke's Peerage Limited. pp. 230, 290–291. ISBN 0-220-66222-3.
  2. ^ "Heads of the Post-Napoleonic German Ruling Families & their Wives and Heirs Apparent". Theodore's Royalty & Monarchy Site.
  3. ^ "Seine Königliche Hoheit Max Markgraf von Baden, Herzog von Zähringen 1933–2022". Haus Baden. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
Born: 3 July 1933
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Grand Duke of Baden
27 October 1963 – 29 December 2022
Reason for succession failure:
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918
Succeeded by