Berthold, Margrave of Baden
| Berthold | |
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Head of the House of Baden | |
| Tenure | 6 November 1929 – 27 October 1963 |
| Predecessor | Prince Maximilian of Baden |
| Successor | Maximilian, Margrave of Baden |
| Born | 24 February 1906 Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Died | 27 October 1963 (aged 57) Spaichingen, Germany |
| Burial | Mimmenhausen Cemetery, , GermanySalem |
| Spouse | |
Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland | |
Berthold Prinz und Markgraf von Baden (24 February 1906 – 27 October 1963), styled Margrave of Baden and Duke of ZähringenPrincess Theodora of Greece and Denmark.
Marriage and children
The only son and younger child of
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh from November 1947. His bride was also his second cousin, through Christian IX of Denmark
.
The couple had the following children:[3]
- Princess Margarita Alice Thyra Viktoria Marie Louise Scholastica (Salem, 14 July 1932 – London, 15 January 2013), married, civilly, in Salem on 5 June 1957 and religiously on 6 June 1957 Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia,[4] and had issue; divorced in 1981.
- Prince Max Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard (3 July 1933 – 29 December 2022), married civilly on 23 September 1966 at Salem and religiously on 30 September 1966 at Persenbeug Castle, Austria, Archduchess Valerie of Austria,[5][6] and has four children.
- Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Georg Ernst Christoph (b. Auersperg-Breunner (b. Zseliz, Hungary, today Želiezovce, Slovakia, 15 December 1943) in Salem on 21 September 1967 and religiously in Wald, Lower Austria, on 21 October 1967 , and has three children:
- Princess Sophie Thyra Josephine Georgine Henriette (b. Heidelberg, 8 July 1975), unmarried and without issue
- Prince Berthold Ernst-August Emich Rainer (b. Heidelberg, 8 October 1976), married civ. in 2020 and rel. on 28 August 2021 Nina Schröder and had a daughter:
- Princess Hilda of Baden (born February 2021)
- Princess Aglaë Margarete Tatiana Mary (b. Heidelberg, 3 March 1981), married in 2019 Wolf von Trotha (b. 28 August 1974)
Personal life
He was conscripted as a soldier into the army of the Wehrmacht, but served only briefly and was exempted from military service in 1940 after being injured in France.[3]
Death
Berthold died on 27 October 1963, aged 57, in Spaichingen. He was in a car driving with his son when he suddenly died from an acute health issue, probably a heart attack. He was succeeded as titular margrave and head of house by his son Max.
Ancestry
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Notes
- courtesy titles.
References
- ^ Vickers 2000, p. 231.
- ^ Eade 2012, p. 76.
- ^ ISBN 0-220-66222-3.
- ^ German Princess Marries, Calgary Herald.
- ISBN 0-220-66222-3.
- ^ "Heads of the Post-Napoleonic German Ruling Families & their Wives and Heirs Apparent". Theodore's Royalty & Monarchy Site.
Bibliography
- Eade, Philip (2012). Young Prince Philip: His Turbulent Early Life. HarperPress. ISBN 978-0-00-730539-1.
- Vickers, Hugo (2000). Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece. Londres: Hamish Hamilton. ISBN 978-0-241-13686-7.
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