Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden

Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Ludwig Kraft; born 27 May 1970 in Schloss Salem, Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is a German nobleman and heir to the head of the House of Baden.

The award ceremony after the Kronimus race in 2005 in front of the scales on the Iffezheim racecourse.
Bernhard
Hereditary Prince of Baden
Born (1970-05-27) 27 May 1970
Schloss Salem, Salem, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Spouse
Stephanie Anne Kaul (m. 2001)
IssuePrince Leopold
Prince Friedrich
Prince Karl-Wilhelm
Full name
Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Ludwig Kraft
HouseZähringen
FatherMaximilian, Margrave of Baden
MotherArchduchess Valerie of Austria
Grand Ducal Family
of Baden

HRH The Margrave
HI&RH The Margravine

  • HRH The Hereditary Prince
    HRH The Hereditary Princess
    • HGDH Prince Leopold
    • HGDH Prince Friedrich
    • HGDH Prince Karl-Wilhelm
  • HGDH Princess Marie Louise
  • HGDH Prince Leopold
  • HGDH Prince Michael
    HGDH Princess Christine

HGDH Prince Ludwig
HGDH Princess Marianne

  • HGDH Princess Sophie
  • HGDH Prince Berthold
  • HGDH Princess Aglaë

He is a great-nephew of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is the eldest son of Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and Archduchess Valerie of Austria.[1] He is the second cousin of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex through Princess Alice of Battenberg and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.

A commercial lawyer by training, he studied business administration and law in Hamburg and Switzerland. Prince Bernhard manages the family estates including Staufenberg Castle and the margravine wineries dedicated to preserving the grape variety Müller-Thurgau. [2] In the years 2000-2009 he oversaw the transfer of many family assets, including Eberstein Castle and parts of Schloss Salem to the German state in order to stabilise the family's finances.

Marriage and children

He married Stephanie Anne Kaul (b. 27 June 1966 at Uelzen), daughter of Christian Kaul and wife Hannelore Scheel, in a civil ceremony on 22 June 2001 and a religious ceremony the following day.[3][4] The marriage was acknowledged as dynastic by his father.

The couple has three children:

  • Prince Leopold Bernhard Max Michael Ernst-August Friedrich Guillaume of Baden (b. 18 May 2002 at Ravensburg)
  • Prince Friedrich Bernhard Leopold Christian Berthold Christoph of Baden (b. 9 March 2004 at Ravensburg)
  • Prince Karl-Wilhelm Bernhard Max Alexander Ernst-August Heinrich-Donatus Mathais of Baden (b. 11 February 2006 at Ravensburg)

The family lives in Linzgau near Schloss Salem. [5]

Ancestry

References
  1. "Baden Royal Family". Monarchies of Europe. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  2. "Markgraf von Baden Weingut". Markgraf von Baden Weingut.
  3. "HRH Hereditary Prince Bernhard von Baden & Stephanie Kaul 2001 - The Royal Forums". www.theroyalforums.com.
  4. "German Ruling Families". www.royaltymonarchy.com.
  5. "Königliche Hoheit im Schloss Salem". Rantlos.
Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden
Born: 27 May 1970
Lines of succession
First
 Line of succession to the Baden throne
1st position		 Succeeded by
Prince Leopold of Baden
Preceded by
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden		 Line of succession to the British throne
descended from Alice daughter of Victoria
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