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Margrave of Baden
Berthold
Margrave of Baden
Photographed in 1931
Head of the House of Baden
Tenure6 November 1929 – 27 October 1963
PredecessorPrince Maximilian of Baden
SuccessorMaximilian, Margrave of Baden
Born(1906-02-24)24 February 1906
Karlsruhe, Germany
Died27 October 1963(1963-10-27) (aged 57)
Spaichingen, Germany
BurialMimmenhausen Cemetery,
Salem, Germany
Spouse Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark ​ ​(m. 1931)​
Issue
Names
Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl
HouseBaden
FatherPrince Maximilian of Baden
MotherPrincess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland

Berthold Prinz und Markgraf von Baden (24 February 1906 – 27 October 1963), styled Margrave of Baden and Duke of Zähringen, was the head of the House of Baden, which had reigned over the Grand Duchy of Baden until 1918, from 1929 until his death. He was the brother-in-law of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through his marriage to Philip's sister, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark.

Marriage and children

The only son and younger child of Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland, Berthold married his second cousin Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, on 17 August 1931 in Baden-Baden. Via his marriage, he was the brother-in-law of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip, Duke of Edinburgh from November 1947. His bride was also his second cousin, through Christian IX of Denmark.

The couple had three children:

  • Princess Margarita Alice Thyra Viktoria Marie Louise Scholastica (Salem, 14 July 1932 – London, 15 January 2013), married, civilly, in Salem on 5 June 1957 and religiously on 6 June 1957 Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, had issue; divorced in 1981.
  • Prince Max Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard (3 July 1933 – 29 December 2022), married civilly on 23 September 1966 at Salem and religiously on 30 September 1966 at Persenbeug Castle, Austria, Archduchess Valerie of Austria, had issue.
  • Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Georg Ernst Christoph (b. Karlsruhe, 16 March 1937), married civilly to Princess Anna Maria (Marianne) Henrietta Eleonora Gobertina of Auersperg-Breunner (b. Zseliz, Hungary, today Želiezovce, Slovakia, 15 December 1943) in Salem on 21 September 1967 and religiously in Wald, Lower Austria, on 21 October 1967, and has three children:
    • Princess Sophie Thyra Josephine Georgine Henriette (b. Heidelberg, 8 July 1975), unmarried and without issue
    • Prince Berthold Ernst-August Emich Rainer (b. Heidelberg, 8 October 1976), married civ. in 2020 and rel. on 28 August 2021 Nina Schröder and had issue.
    • Princess Aglaë Margarete Tatiana Mary (b. Heidelberg, 3 March 1981), married in 2019 Wolf von Trotha (b. 28 August 1974), without issue.

Personal life

He was conscripted as a soldier into the army of the Wehrmacht, but served only briefly and was exempted from military service in 1940 after being injured in France.

Death

Berthold died on 27 October 1963, aged 57, in Spaichingen. He was in a car driving with his son when he suddenly died from an acute health issue, probably a heart attack. He was succeeded as titular margrave and head of house by his son Max.

Ancestry

See also: Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark
Ancestors of Berthold, Margrave of Baden
8. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
4. Prince William of Baden
9. Princess Sophie of Sweden
2. Prince Maximilian of Baden
10. Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg
5. Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
11. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
1. Berthold, Margrave of Baden
12. George V of Hanover
6. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
13. Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
3. Princess Marie Louise of Hanover
14. Christian IX of Denmark
7. Princess Thyra of Denmark
15. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel

Notes

  1. Although titles of nobility were abolished in Germany in 1919, some titles continued to be used as courtesy titles.

References

  1. Vickers 2000, p. 231.
  2. Eade 2012, p. 76.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. German Princess Marries, Calgary Herald.
  5. 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.
  6. "Heads of the Post-Napoleonic German Ruling Families & their Wives and Heirs Apparent". Theodore's Royalty & Monarchy Site.

Bibliography

  • Eade, Philip (2012). Young Prince Philip: His Turbulent Early Life. HarperPress. ISBN 978-0-00-730539-1.
  • Vickers, Hugo (2000). Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece. Londres: Hamish Hamilton. ISBN 978-0-241-13686-7.


Berthold, Margrave of Baden House of ZähringenBorn: 24 February 1906 Died: 27 October 1963
Titles in pretence
Preceded byPrince Maximilian of Baden — TITULAR —
Grand Duke of Baden
6 November 1929 – 27 October 1963
Reason for succession failure:
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 		Succeeded byMaximilian, Margrave of Baden
Princes of Baden
The generations indicate descent from Charles Frederick, the first Grand Duke of a united Baden. Only princes notable enough for standalone articles are included. Later generations do not legally hold a title due to the abolition of the monarchy in 1918.
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*Titular prince of Baden due to the 1918 German Revolution
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