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Frederick II (9 July 1858 – 9 August 1928; German: Friedrich II. Großherzog von Baden) was the last sovereign Grand Duke of Baden, reigning from 1907 until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918. The Weimar-era state of Baden originated from the area of the Grand Duchy of Baden.
Brother of Louis II. Served as regent 1852–1858. Took the title of Grand Duke in 1856. Became a subordinate ruler in the German Empire after the Unification of Germany in 1871. Frederick II Friedrich II (1857–1928) 28 September 1907 22 November 1918 Son of Frederick I. The last Grand Duke of Baden. Abdicated in the German Revolution of 1918 ...
Grand Duke Leopold died on 24 April 1852 and was succeeded by his second son, Frederick, as regent, since the eldest, Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden (died 22 January 1858), was incapable of ruling. The internal affairs of Baden during the period that followed have little general interest.
Frederick was born in Karlsruhe, Baden, on 9 September 1826.He was the third son of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden and Princess Sophie of Sweden.He became the heir presumptive to the grand duchy upon the death of his father in 1852 [1] and the accession of his brother as Grand Duke Louis II.
Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden with the star of the order. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794) wearing the order. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden in 1900, with the order's sash and star. The House Order of Fidelity (German: Hausorden der Treue) is a dynastic order of the Margraviate of Baden.
Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden (14 February 1755 – 16 December 1801); his son, Charles, succeeded Charles Frederick as Grand Duke upon the latter's death in 1811. Prince Frederick of Baden (29 August 1756 – 28 May 1817); married on 9 December 1791 Louise of Nassau-Usingen (16 August 1776 – 19 February 1829), the daughter of ...
In 1918, the last monarch, Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, had to move out. The former residence of the rulers of Baden is now used as the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe. Much of the city centre, including the palace, was reduced to rubble by Allied bombing during World War II but was quickly rebuilt after the war.
Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden; ... Grand Duke of Baden; Louis II, Grand Duke of Baden This page was last edited on 31 August 2024, at 21:23 (UTC). ...