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Frederick II (9 July 1857 – 9 August 1928;
German: Großherzog von Baden Friedrich II.) 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.
As a student at the
University of Heidelberg, Frederick was a member of the
Suevia Corps, a student
fraternal organization. Frederick became the head of the
House of Zähringen on 28 September 1907, after the death of his father Frederick I, who was the sovereign grand duke of Baden reigning from 1856 to 1907. He abdicated on 22 November 1918, amidst the tumults of the
German Revolution of 1918–1919 which resulted in the abolition of the grand duchy. After the death of his cousin
Carola of Vasa, he became the representative of the descent of the
Kings of Sweden of the
House of Holstein-Gottorp. On 20 September 1885 in
Schloss Hohenburg, he married
Princess Hilda of Nassau, the only daughter of the exiled Duke
Adolphe of Nassau who later succeeded as Grand Duke of Luxembourg. There was no surviving issue from the marriage.
He was à la suite the Royal Prussian Regiments Erstes Garde-Regiment zu Fuß (1st Guard Foot Regiment) and 1. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment and à la suite the Imperial 1st Seebataillon. He was also Regimentschef of the 4. Königlich Sächsisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 103, which was also known as Infanterie-Regiment „Großherzog Friedrich II. von Baden“ (4. Königlich Sächsisches) Nr. 103.
After his death in 1928, the headship of the house was transferred over to his first cousin who was the last Chancellor of
Imperial Germany,
Prince Maximilian of Baden.
The generations indicate descent from
Charles Frederick, the first Grand Duke of a united Baden. Only princes notable enough for standalone articles are included. Later generations do not legally hold a title due to the abolition of the monarchy in 1918.