Grand Duke of Baden

Baden was an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire and later one of the German states along the frontier with France, primarily consisting of territory along the right bank of the Rhine, opposite Alsace and the Palatinate.

Elector of Baden, 1803–1806

Elector of Baden
Baden Dynasty
ImageName
(Birth–Death)
BeganEndedNotes
Charles Frederick
Karl Friedrich
(1728–1811)
27 April 180325 July 1806The first and only Elector of Baden. Became Grand Duke of Baden.

Grand Dukes of Baden, 1806–1918

Grand Dukes of Baden
Baden Dynasty
ImageName
(Birth–Death)
BeganEndedNotes
Charles Frederick
Karl Friedrich
(1728–1811)
25 July 180610 June 1811
Charles I
Karl I
(1786–1818)
10 June 18118 December 1818Grandson of Charles Frederick.
Louis I
Ludwig I
(1763–1830)
8 December 181830 March 1830Uncle of Charles.
Leopold I
Leopold I
(1790–1852)
30 March 183024 April 1852Half-brother of Louis I.
Louis II
Ludwig II
(1824–1858)
24 April 185222 January 1858Son of Leopold I. Ruled under the regency of his brother Frederick.
Frederick I
Friedrich I
(1826–1907)
22 January 185828 September 1907Brother of Louis II. Served as regent 1852–1858. Took the title of Grand Duke in 1856. Became a subordinate ruler in the German Empire after the Unification of Germany in 1871.
Frederick II
Friedrich II
(1857–1928)
28 September 190722 November 1918Son of Frederick I. The last Grand Duke of Baden. Abdicated in the German Revolution of 1918–1919.