Baden was an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire and later one of the German states along the frontier with France, primarily consisting of territory along the right bank of the Rhine, opposite Alsace and the Palatinate.
Elector of Baden | ||||
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Baden Dynasty | ||||
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Charles Frederick Karl Friedrich (1728–1811) |
27 April 1803 | 25 July 1806 | The first and only Elector of Baden. Became Grand Duke of Baden. |
Grand Dukes of Baden | ||||
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Baden Dynasty | ||||
Image | Name (Birth–Death) |
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Charles Frederick Karl Friedrich (1728–1811) |
25 July 1806 | 10 June 1811 | |
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Charles I Karl I (1786–1818) |
10 June 1811 | 8 December 1818 | Grandson of Charles Frederick. |
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Louis I Ludwig I (1763–1830) |
8 December 1818 | 30 March 1830 | Uncle of Charles. |
Leopold I Leopold I (1790–1852) |
30 March 1830 | 24 April 1852 | Half-brother of Louis I. | |
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Louis II Ludwig II (1824–1858) |
24 April 1852 | 22 January 1858 | Son of Leopold I. Ruled under the regency of his brother Frederick. |
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Frederick I Friedrich I (1826–1907) |
22 January 1858 | 28 September 1907 | 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 1918–1919. |