Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden

Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden

Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (July 9, 1857 in Karlsruhe – August 8, 1928 in Badenweiler) was the last Grand Duke of Baden.

He became Grand Duke on September 28, 1907, after the death of his father Frederick I. He abdicated on November 22, 1918.

The state of Baden originated from the area of the Grand Duchy. In 1951/52 it became part of the new state of Baden-Württemberg.

As a student at the University of Heidelberg, Frederick was a member of the Suevia Corps, a student organization.

On September 20, 1885 he married Princess Hilda of Luxembourg, only daughter of Grand Duke Adolf. There was no issue from the marriage.

* 1875 : "Sekondeleutnant" (= Leutnant)
* 18?? : "Premierleutnant" (= Oberleutnant)
* 18?? : "Hauptmann"
* 18?? : "Major"
* 1889 : "Oberst"
* 1891 : "Generalmajor"
* 1893 : "Generalleutnant"
* 1897 : "General der Infanterie"
* 1905 : "Generaloberst mit dem Rang eines Generalfeldmarschalls"

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".

Ancestors

Orders and decorations

* Order of the Black Eagle
* Order of St. Andrew
* Order of the Elephant
* Order of the Seraphim

* Iron Cross 1914, 2nd Class and 1st Class

External links

* [http://KA.Stadtwiki.net/Friedrich_II._von_Baden Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden] in "" (City wiki of Karlsruhe), German


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