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Maximilian, Margrave of Baden

Maximilian, Margrave of Baden

Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Duke of Zähringen (Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard; born 3 July 1933), is the elder son of Berthold, Margrave of Baden and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark. Through his mother, he is the eldest living nephew of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and is first cousin to Charles, Prince of Wales.[1][2] He is the head of the Grand-Ducal House of Baden and the representative of the descent of the Kings of Sweden of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.

Maximilian
Margrave of Baden
Head of the House of Baden
Tenure27 October 1963-present
PredecessorBerthold
Heir apparentBernhard
Born(1933-07-03)3 July 1933
Salem, Bodensee
Spouse
Archduchess Valerie of Austria (m.1966)
IssuePrincess Marie Louise, Mrs. Baker
Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden
Prince Leopold
Prince Michael
HouseZähringen
FatherBerthold, Margrave of Baden
MotherPrincess Theodora of Greece and Denmark

Marriage and children

Maximilian married Archduchess Valerie of Austria, daughter of Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria and Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm, civilly on 23 September 1966 in Salem, and religiously on 30 September 1966 in Persenbeug Castle, Austria.[3][4]

Their marriage produced four children:

  • Princess Marie Louise Elisabeth Mathilde Theodora Cecilie Sarah Charlotte of Baden (3 July 1969), married civilly in Salem on 15 September 1999 and religiously on 25 September to Zentatsu Richard Baker (b. 30 March 1936 at Biddeford, York County, Maine). Sofia Baker (b. 1 March 2001 in Alamosa, Colorado).

  • Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Louis Kraft, Hereditary Prince of Baden (27 May 1970) he married Stephanie Kaul on 22 June 2001. They have three sons.

  • Prince Leopold Max Christian Ludwig Clemens Hubert of Baden (1 October 1971).

  • Prince Michael Max Andreas of Baden (11 March 1976), married in Salem on 4 July 2015 to Christina Höhne.

Because he married a Roman Catholic, according to the Act of Settlement of 1701, Maximilian would be removed from the line of succession to the British throne, until implementation in 2015 of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, which restored any succession rights to British dynasts forfeited because of marriage to Roman Catholics.

Patrilineal descent

  1. Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia, d. 1078

  2. Herman I, Margrave of Baden, 1040–1074

  3. Herman II, Margrave of Baden, 1074–1130

  4. Herman III, Margrave of Baden, d. 1160

  5. Herman IV, Margrave of Baden, 1135–1190

  6. Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden, d. 1243

  7. Rudolf I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, 1230–1288

  8. Herman VII, Margrave of Baden-Baden, 1266–1291

  9. Rudolf IV, Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim, d. 1348

  10. Frederick III, Margrave of Baden-Baden, 1327–1353

  11. Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden-Baden, d. 1372

  12. Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, 1364–1431

  13. Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, 1407–1453

  14. Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, 1427–1475

  15. Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, 1453–1527

  16. Ernest I, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, 1482–1553

  17. Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, 1529–1577

  18. George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, 1573–1638

  19. Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, 1594–1659

  20. Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, 1617–1677

  21. Frederick VII Magnus, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, 1647–1709

  22. Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, 1679–1738

  23. Hereditary Prince Frederick of Baden-Durlach, 1703–1732

  24. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, 1728–1811

  25. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, 1790–1852

  26. Prince Wilhelm of Baden, 1829–1897

  27. Prince Maximilian of Baden, 1867–1929

  28. Berthold, Margrave of Baden, 1906–1963

  29. Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, b. 1933

Ancestry

References

[1]
Citation Linknews.google.comMilwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 11, 1995
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.nytimes.comVogel, Carol (October 25, 1995). "A Princely House Sale in Baden-Baden". The New York Times.
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[3]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgMontgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1973). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family. London: Burke's Peerage Limited. pp. 230, 290–291. ISBN 0-220-66222-3.
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Citation Linkwww.royaltymonarchy.com"Heads of the Post-Napoleonic German Ruling Families & their Wives and Heirs Apparent". Theodore's Royalty & Monarchy Site.
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Citation Linknews.google.comMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Citation Linkwww.nytimes.com"A Princely House Sale in Baden-Baden"
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Citation Linkwww.royaltymonarchy.com"Heads of the Post-Napoleonic German Ruling Families & their Wives and Heirs Apparent"
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