Bernhard, Grand Duke of Baden

HRH The Grand Duke of Baden
Titles	Grand Duke of Baden
Reign	29 December 2022 - present
Coronation	7 July 2023
Predecessor	Maximilian II
Heir	Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden
Biographical Information
Born	27 May 1970 (age 54) Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany
Spouse	Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (m. 2001)
Issue	Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke Prince Friedrich Prince Karl Wilhelm
Name	Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Ludwig Kraft
House	Zahringen
Father	Grand Duke Maximilian II of Baden
Mother	Archduchess Valerie of Austria
Religion	Roman Catholic

Bernhard, Grand Duke of Baden (born Bernhard, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden on 27 May 1970) is the current reigning Grand Duke of Baden. He is also a member of the Bavarian Royal Family as the nephew-in-law of Franz, King of Bavaria.

Life

Bernhard was born the second child and eldest son of Grand Duke Maximilian II of Baden and Archduchess Valerie of Austria.

Bernhard succeeded his father as Grand Duke on 29 December 2022.

Marriage and Issue

On 22 June 2001, Bernhard married Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria. Bernhard and Elisabeth have three sons, Leopold, Friedrich, and Karl Wilhelm.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke	18 May 2002		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Friedrich	9 March 2004		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Karl Wilhelm	11 February 2006		Unmarried and without issue

Residences

• 
  Karlsruhe Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
• 
  New Castle; Winter Residence (December-February)
• 
  Schloss Rastatt; Summer Residence (June-August)
• 
  Nymphenburg Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1970-2022 Bernhard, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden
• 2022-present Bernhard, Grand Duke of Baden

National Honours

Order of Fidelity (2001)

Military Karl Friedrich Merit Order (2022)

Order of Berthold I (2010)

Order of the Zahringer Lion (1988)

Foreign Honours

Order of Max Joseph (2001) (Bavaria)

Order of the Black Eagle (2023) (Germany)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Grand Duke Maximilian II of Baden	Grand Duke Berthold of Baden Princess Theodora of Greece	Grand Duke Maximilian I of Baden Princess Marie Louise of Hanover Prince Andrew of Greece Princess Alice of Battenberg	Prince William of Baden Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg King Ernest Augustus II of Hanover Princess Thyra of Denmark King George I of Greece Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia Prince Louis of Battenberg Princess Victoria of Hesse
Archduchess Valerie of Austria	Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm	Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria Hereditary Prince Emanuel of Salm-Salm Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria	Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria Princess Maria Immaculata of the Two Sicilies Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria Alfred II, Prince of Salm-Salm Countess Rosa of Lutzow Duke Friedrich of Teschen Princess Isabella of Croy

Lines of Succession

Bernhard, Grand Duke of Baden House of Zahringen Born: 27 May 1970
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Baden throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Maximilian II	Incumbent	Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden

Notes

Face: Ethan Hawke