Berthold Margrave of Baden
Berthold Margrave of Baden , actually Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl von Baden (born February 24, 1906 in Karlsruhe , † October 27, 1963 near Spaichingen ) was head of the House of Baden from 1928 to 1963 .
Life
Berthold was the only son of the last Chancellor of the German Empire , Prince Max von Baden (1867-1929), and his wife Maria-Luise of Hanover-Cumberland (1879-1948), daughter of Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover and the Princess Thyra of Denmark .
He had an older sister, Marie Alexandra von Baden (1902–1944).
On August 8, 1927, Berthold was adopted by Friedrich II of Baden and his wife Hilda . The reason for this was the fact that the marriage of the former Grand Duke had remained childless. Otherwise, after his death, the household assets would have passed to the Republic of Baden in accordance with the severance payment agreement of May 7, 1919 , because they could only be inherited in the marital male line of the grand ducal house.
Marriage and offspring
Berthold married on August 17, 1931 in Constance Theodora Princess of Greece (1906-1969), a daughter of Prince Andreas of Greece and Princess Alice von Battenberg and thus sister of the future British Prince Consort Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh . The marriage had three children:
- Margarete Alice Thyra Viktoria Marie Louise Scholastica (1932-2013)
- ⚭ 1957 Tomislav of Yugoslavia
- ⚭ 1966 Valerie Isabella Habsburg-Lothringen
- Ludwig Wilhelm Georg Ernst Christoph (* 1937)
- ⚭ 1967 Anna Maria Princess von Auersperg-Breunner
Berthold von Baden and Kurt Hahn
Tatiana Metternich reports on a visit by Berthold von Baden to a reception by Hitler in 1933, the aim of which was to stand up for Kurt Hahn :
"Although he loathed Hitler out of instinct, conviction and tradition, he had come to seek permission, Dr. To keep Hahn as head of the famous school in Salem , which his father, Prince Max, had founded: his shy manner belied his inner determination. He belonged to that classless 'aristocracy of the sensitive, considerate and dashing' who drew their special strength from their solidarity with their soil. They remained just as incomprehensible to the Nazis as they did to them.
He hated every moment of this conversation, but Prince Berthold remained determined to see it through. Unfortunately, when referring to Hahn, he used the traditional phrase: 'He is very attached to our house.' That gave Hitler the excuse he had been waiting for. Those in attendance now witnessed one of those public uncontrolled (or intentional) tantrums:'Everyone seems to have their house Jew! This has to stop now! I do not tolerate any exceptions! 'Prince Berthold, pale with anger and disgust, first tried to defend his point of view, but when he realized how futile it was, he turned on his heel and left. From then on he did everything possible to get his protégé out of the country and to create new opportunities for him in England. Hahn founded the Gordonstoun School there . "
ancestors
| Leopold Grand Duke of Baden (1790-1852) | |||||||||||||
| Wilhelm Prince of Baden (1829-1897) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie of Sweden (1801-1865) | |||||||||||||
| Max von Baden (1867-1929) | |||||||||||||
| Maximilian de Beauharnais (1817-1852) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Maximilianowna von Leuchtenberg (1841–1914) | |||||||||||||
| Marija Nikolajewna Romanowa (1819–1876) | |||||||||||||
| Berthold of Baden | |||||||||||||
| George V King of Hanover (1819–1878) | |||||||||||||
| Ernst August (II) of Hanover (1845–1923) | |||||||||||||
| Marie of Saxony-Altenburg (1818–1907) | |||||||||||||
| Maria-Luise of Hanover-Cumberland (1879–1948) | |||||||||||||
| Christian IX King of Denmark (1818–1906) | |||||||||||||
| Thyra of Denmark (1853-1933) | |||||||||||||
| Louise of Hesse (1817–1898) | |||||||||||||
literature
- Golo Mann : A regent in the republic . In: Die Zeit , No. 52/1963. obituary
- Ruprecht Poensgen: The school at Salem Castle in the Third Reich . In: Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte 44 (1996), Hf. 1, pp. 24–54.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lothar Machtan: Prince Max von Baden: The last chancellor of the emperor. Suhrkamp Verlag. Berlin 2013. ISBN 978-3-518-42407-0 , pp. 513-514.
- ↑ Tatiana Metternich: Report of an unusual life . Augsburg 1984, ISBN 3-442-03922-3 , p. 120 f. (First edition: London 1976).
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich II. |
Head of the House of Baden 1928–1963 |
Maximilian Andreas of Baden |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baden, Berthold Margrave of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baden, Berthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman, head of the House of Baden |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1963 |
| Place of death | Spaichingen |