Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
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Pretender Maximilian of Baden |
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Born | 3 July 1933 Salem, Bodensee |
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Title(s) | Margrave of Baden |
Throne(s) claimed | Baden |
Pretend from | 27 October 1963 |
Monarchy abolished | 14 November 1918 |
Last monarch | Friedrich II |
Connection with | cousin |
Royal House | Zähringen |
Father | Berthold, Margrave of Baden |
Mother | Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark |
Spouse | Archduchess Valerie of Austria |
Predecessor | Berthold, Margrave of Baden |
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard, born 3 July 1933 in Schloss Salem, Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is the son of Prince Berthold, Margrave of Baden and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark. Through his mother, he is the nephew of The Duke of Edinburgh and is first cousin to Prince Charles, Princess Anne, The Duke of York, and The Earl of Wessex.
[edit] Marriage and Children
He married Archduchess Valerie of Austria daughter of Archduke Hubertus of Austria and Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm, on 23 September 1966 in Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in a civil marriage. They were married in a religious ceremony on 30 September 1966 in Schloss Persenbeug, Austria.
- Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Marie Louise Elisabeth Mathilde Theodora Cecilie Sarah Charlotte of Baden, b. 3 July 1969 married to Richard Baker (b. 30 March 1963 at Biddeford, Maine) with a daughter, Sofia Baker, b. 1 March 2001
- His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Louis Kraft of Baden, b. 27 May 1970, married with three sons
- His Grand Ducal Highness Prince Leopold Max Christian Ludwig Clemens Hubert of Baden, b. 1 October 1971
- His Grand Ducal Highness Prince Michael Max Andreas of Baden, b. 11 March 1976
Because he married a Catholic, Maximilian is not in the Line of succession to the British Throne.
[edit] Ancestry
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
Born: 3 July 1933 |
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Titles in pretence | ||
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Preceded by Prince Berthold, Margrave of Baden |
— TITULAR — Grand Duke of Baden 27 October 1963 – present Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Incumbent Designated heir: Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden |