Berthold, Margrave of Baden

Berthold Prinz und Markgraf von Baden, styled Margrave of Baden and Duke of Zähringen, was the head of the House of Baden, which had reigned over the Grand Duchy of Baden until 1918, from 1929 until his death. He was the brother-in-law of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through his marriage to Philip's sister, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark.

Marriage and children

The only son and younger child of Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover, Berthold married his second cousin Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, on 17 August 1931 in Baden-Baden. Via his marriage, he was the brother-in-law of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh from November 1947. His bride was also his second cousin, through Christian IX of Denmark.
The couple had three children:

Princess Margarita Alice Thyra Viktoria Marie Louise Scholastica, married, civilly, in Salem on 5 June 1957 and religiously on 6 June Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, had issue; divorced in 1981.
* Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia ; married to Ljilljana Licanin on 30 August 1992 in Denmark. They have a daughter:
** Princess Marija
* Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia. She was married for several years to Sir Desmond de Silva QC, KStJ, they have a daughter:
** Victoria Marie Esmé Margarita de Silva
[Maximilian, Margrave of Baden|Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden|Max Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard], married civilly on 23 September 1966 at Salem and religiously on 30 September at Persenbeug Castle, Austria, Archduchess Valerie of Austria, had issue.
* Princess Marie Louise Elisabeth Mathilde Theodora Cecilie Sarah Charlotte of Baden ; she married, civilly, at Salem on 15 September 1999 and religiously on 25 September 1999 Richard Dudley Baker, they have a daughter:
** Sophia Baker
* Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Louis Kraft, Margrave of Baden ; he married, civilly, on 22 June 2001 and religiously at Schloss Salem on 23 June 2001 Stephanie Anne Kaul, they have three sons:
** Leopold Bernhard Max Michael Ernst August Friedrich Guillaume, Hereditary Prince of Baden
** Prince Friedrich Bernhard Leopold Maximilian Christian Berthold Christoph of Baden
** Prince Karl-Wilhelm Bernhard Max Alexander Ernst August Heinrich Donatus Mathais of Baden
* Prince Leopold Max Christian Ludwig Clemens Hubert of Baden, unmarried and without issue.
* Prince Michael Max Andreas of Baden ; he married at Salem on 4 July 2015 Christina Höhne, daughter of Claus Höhne and wife Herlinde of Gerlinde Geiger, without issue.
Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Georg Ernst Christoph, married civilly to Princess Anna Maria Henrietta Eleonora Gobertina of Auersperg-Breunner in Salem on 21 September 1967 and religiously in Wald, Lower Austria, on 21 October, and has three children:
* Princess Sophie Thyra Josephine Georgine Henriette, unmarried and without issue
* Prince Berthold Ernst-August Emich Rainer, married civilly in 2020 and religiously on 28 August 2021 Nina Schröder and had issue.
** Princess Hilda of Baden
** Prince Max of Baden
* Princess Aglaë Margarete Tatiana Mary, married in 2019 Freiherr Wolf von Trotha, and had issue:
** Freiherr Camillo von Trotha
** Freiherr Philipp von Trotha

Personal life

He was conscripted as a soldier into the army of the Wehrmacht, but served only briefly and was exempted from military service in 1940 after being injured in France.

Death

Berthold died on 27 October 1963, aged 57, in Spaichingen. He was in a car driving with his son when he suddenly died, probably from a heart attack. He was succeeded as titular margrave and head of house by his son Max.