Berthold, Margrave of Baden


Berthold, Margrave of Baden, was the head of the House of Zähringen, which had reigned over the Grand Duchy of Baden until 1918, from 1929 until his death.

Marriage and children

The only son and younger child of Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland, 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. His marriage made him the brother-in-law of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, who, in November 1947, became Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His bride was also his second cousin, through Christian IX of Denmark.
The couple had the following children:
Berthold died on 27 October 1963, aged 57, in Spaichingen. He was succeeded as titular margrave and head of house by his son Max.

Ancestry