Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden

Frederick II
Reign	28 September 1907 - 22 November 1918 (&1000000000000001100000011 years, &1000000000000005500000055 days)
Spouse	Princess Hilda of Nassau
Father	Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
Mother	Princess Louise of Prussia
Born	9 July 1857(1857-07-09)
Died	8 August 1928(1928-08-08) (aged 71)

Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (9 July 1857 in Karlsruhe – 8 August/9 August 1928 in Badenweiler) was the last Grand Duke of Baden.

Life

He became Grand Duke on 28 September 1907, after the death of his father Frederick I. He abdicated on 22 November 1918, amidst the tumults of the German Revolution of 1918–19 which resulted in the abolition of the Grand Duchy.

As a student at the University of Heidelberg, Frederick was a member of the Suevia Corps, a student organization.

After the death of his cousin Carola of Vasa, he became the representative of the descent of the Kings of Sweden of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.

On 20 September 1885 in Schloss Hohenburg he married Princess Hilda of Luxembourg, only daughter of Grand Duke Adolf. There was no surviving issue from the marriage.

• 1875 : Sekondeleutnant (= Leutnant)
• 18?? : Premierleutnant (= Oberleutnant)
• 18?? : Hauptmann
• 18?? : Major
• 1889 : Oberst
• 1891 : Generalmajor
• 1893 : Generalleutnant
• 1897 : General der Infanterie
• 1905 : Generaloberst with the rank of Generalfeldmarschall

He was à la suite the Royal Prussian Regiments Erstes Garde-Regiment zu Fuß (1st Guard Foot Regiment) and 1. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment and à la suite the Imperial 1st Seebataillon.

The state of Baden originated from the area of the Grand Duchy. In 1951/52 it became part of the new state of Baden-Württemberg.

Ancestors

Frederick's ancestors in three generations

Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden	Father: Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden	Paternal Grandfather: Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden	Paternal Great-grandfather: Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Louise Karoline, Baroness Geyer of Geyersberg
		Paternal Grandmother: Sophie of Sweden	Paternal Great-grandfather: Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Frederica of Baden
	Mother: Princess Louise of Prussia	Maternal Grandfather: William I, German Emperor	Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick William III of Prussia
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
		Maternal Grandmother: Augusta of Saxe-Weimar	Maternal Great-grandfather: Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Maria Pavlovna of Russia

Orders and decorations

• Order of the Black Eagle
• Order of St. Andrew
• Order of the Elephant
• Order of the Seraphim

• Iron Cross 1914, 2nd Class and 1st Class

External links

• Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden in Stadtwiki Karlsruhe (City wiki of Karlsruhe), German

Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden House of Zähringen Born: 9 July 1857 Died: 8 August 1928
German royalty
Preceded by Frederick I	Grand Duke of Baden 28 September 1907 – 22 November 1918	Monarchy abolished German Revolution
Political offices
Preceded by Friedrich I as Grand Duke of Baden	Head of State of Baden 28 September 1907 – 22 November 1918	Succeeded by Anton Geiß as President of the Republic of Baden
Titles in pretence
Loss of title Republic declared	— TITULAR — Grand Duke of Baden 22 November 1918 – 8 August 1928	Succeeded by Prince Maximilian