Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden

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Bernhard
Hereditary Prince of Baden
Born (1970-05-27) 27 May 1970 (age 51)
Schloss Salem, Salem, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Spouse
Stephanie Anne Kaul
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(m. 2001)​
IssuePrince Leopold
Prince Friedrich
Prince Karl-Wilhelm
Names
Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Ludwig Kraft
HouseBaden
FatherMaximilian, Margrave of Baden
MotherArchduchess Valerie of Austria

Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden[a] (Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Louis Kraft; born 27 May 1970) is a German nobleman and heir to the head of the House of Baden.

Early life[]

The award ceremony after the Kronimus race in 2005 in front of the scales on the Iffezheim racecourse.

Prince Bernhard was born in Schloss Salem, Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, the eldest son of Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, and Archduchess Valerie of Austria.[2]

Activities[]

A commercial lawyer by training, he studied business administration and law in Hamburg and Switzerland. Prince Bernhard manages the family estates including Staufenberg Castle and the margravine wineries dedicated to preserving the grape variety Müller-Thurgau. [3] In the years 2000-2009 he oversaw the transfer of many family assets, including Eberstein Castle and parts of Schloss Salem to the German state in order to stabilise the family's finances.

Through his paternal grandmother, Princess Theodora, Bernhard was a grandnephew of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke often went to Germany to shoot with the family.[4] In 2021, Bernhard was one of only 30 mourners at his granduncle's funeral at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.[5][6]

Marriage and children[]

He married Stephanie Anne Kaul (born 27 June 1966 at Uelzen), daughter of Christian Kaul and wife Hannelore Scheel, in a civil ceremony on 22 June 2001 and a religious ceremony the following day. The marriage was acknowledged as dynastic by his father.

The couple has three children:

  • Prince Leopold Bernhard Max Michael Ernst-August Friedrich Guillaume of Baden (born 18 May 2002 at Ravensburg)
  • Prince Friedrich Bernhard Leopold Christian Berthold Christoph of Baden (born 9 March 2004 at Ravensburg)
  • Prince Karl-Wilhelm Bernhard Max Alexander Ernst-August Heinrich-Donatus Mathais of Baden (born 11 February 2006 at Ravensburg)

The family lives in Linzgau near Schloss Salem. [7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eintrag "Baden, Bernhard Prinz von"". Munzinger Online/Personen - Internationales Biographisches Archiv. Retrieved 17 April 2021.}
  2. ^ "Baden Royal Family". Monarchies of Europe. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  3. ^ "Markgraf von Baden Weingut". Markgraf von Baden Weingut.
  4. ^ Doughty, Eleanor (17 April 2021). "The historic family ties that prompted the Queen to invite German royalty to Prince Philip's funeral". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ^ BBC News
  6. ^ "Court Circular: April 17, 2021". The Times. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Königliche Hoheit im Schloss Salem". Rantlos. Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  1. ^ Legally in Germany, Bernhard Prinz und Markgraf von Baden Herzog von Zähringen.[1]
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