Berthold, Margrave of Baden
| Berthold of Baden Margrave of Baden |
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 Prinz Maximilian von Baden and Princess Marie Louise with children |
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| Born | February 24, 1906 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Died | October 27, 1963 (aged 57) Spaichingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Spouse | Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (m. 1931) |
| Children | Princess Margarita Prince Maximilian Prince Ludwig |
| Parents | Prince Maximilian of Baden Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland |
Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl, Margrave of Baden was born on 24 February 1906 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was the son of Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland. He died on 27 October 1963 in Spaichingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was the head of the House of Baden and the representative of the descent of the Kings of Sweden of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
[edit] Marriage and children
He married HRH Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, daughter of HRH Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, on 17 August 1931 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which made him the brother-in-law of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The marriage produced the following offspring.
- HGDH Princess Margarita Alice Thyra Viktoria Marie Louise Scholastica of Baden (b. Salem, 14 July 1932), married, civilly, in Salem on 5 June 1957 and religiously on 6 June 1957 HRH Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia and had issue; divorced in 1981.
- HRH Prince Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard of Baden (b. 3 July 1933)
- HGDH Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Georg Ernst Christoph of Baden (b. Karlsruhe, 16 March 1937), married civilly in Salem on 21 September 1967 and religiously in Wald, Lower Austria, on 21 October 1967 HRH Princess Anna Maria (Marianne) Henrietta Eleonora Gobertina of Auersperg-Breunner (b. Zseliz, Hungary, today Želiezovce, Slovakia, 15 December 1943), and had three children:
- HGDH Princess Sophie Thyra Josephine Georgine Henriette of Baden (b. Heidelberg, 8 July 1975)
- HGDH Prince Berthold Ernst-August Emich Rainer of Baden (b. Heidelberg, 8 October 1976)
- HGDH Princess Aglaë Margarete Tatiana Mary of Baden (b. Heidelberg, 3 March 1981)[1]
[edit] Ancestry
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.seegerpress-online.de/topixx/data/pre-SEEGER00052624.jpg Princess Aglaë of Baden with Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
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Berthold, Margrave of Baden
Born: 24 February 1906 Died: 27 October 1963 |
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| Preceded by Prince Maximilian of Baden |
— TITULAR — Grand Duke of Baden 6 November 1929 – 27 October 1963 Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded by Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden |
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