Maximilian, Margrave of Baden
| Maximilian | |
|---|---|
| Margrave of Baden | |
 Maximilian von Baden, Margrave of Baden in 2017. | |
| Head of the House of Baden | |
| Tenure | 27 October 1963-present |
| Predecessor | Berthold |
| Heir apparent | Bernhard |
| Born | 3 July 1933 Salem, Bodensee |
| Spouse | Archduchess Valerie of Austria
(m. 1966) |
| Issue more... | Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden |
| House | Baden |
| Father | Berthold, Margrave of Baden |
| Mother | Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark |
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (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.[citation needed]
Marriage and children[]
After a broken engagement to Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Maximilian married Archduchess Valerie of Austria-Tuscany, daughter of Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria and Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm, in a civil ceremony on 23 September 1966 in Salem, Baden-Württemberg, followed by a religious ceremony on 30 September 1966 in Persenbeug Castle, Austria.[3][4] They have four children:
- Marie Louise Elisabeth Mathilde Theodora Cecilie Sarah Charlotte (b. 3 July 1969), married in a civil ceremony at Salem on 15 September 1999 and in a religious ceremony on 25 September 1999 to Zentatsu Richard Baker, born Richard Dudley Baker (b. 30 March 1936);
- Bernhard (b. 27 May 1970); married 2001 Stephanie Anne Kaul. They have three sons:
- Prince Leopold
- Prince Friedrich
- Prince Karl-Wilhelm
- Leopold Max Christian Ludwig Clemens Hubert (b.1 October 1971), unmarried and without issue
- Michael Max Andreas (b. 11 March 1976), married in Salem on 4 July 2015 Christina Höhne, without issue
Because he married a Roman Catholic, the Act of Settlement of 1701 would have removed Maximilian 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 dynasties forfeited because of marriage to Roman Catholics.
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References[]
- ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 11, 1995
- ^ Vogel, Carol (October 25, 1995). "A Princely House Sale in Baden-Baden". The New York Times.
- ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1973). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family. London: Burke's Peerage Limited. pp. 230, 290–291. ISBN 0-220-66222-3.
- ^ "Heads of the Post-Napoleonic German Ruling Families & their Wives and Heirs Apparent". Theodore's Royalty & Monarchy Site.
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- 1933 births
- Living people
- People from Bodenseekreis
- House of Zähringen
- German princes