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House of Zähringen




Counts in the Breisgau
962-1061
Margraves of Verona and Counts in the Breisgau
1061-1073

  • Berthold I (1000- 1078 ), Count of of Zähringen, Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona.


Berthold I (1000-1078 )

Berthold I (1000-1078 )



Margraves of Baden
1073-1190


  • Hermann II, (d. 1130), the first to use the title Margrave of Baden, also Count of , Margrave of Verona.


  • Heinrich I, (d. 1231), Margrave of Baden-Sausenberg and later Baden-Hachberg.

Son of Hermann IV, Margrave of Baden. Line divides into to branches:
Margraves of Baden-Hachberg, 1190-1418
Margraves of Baden-Sausenberg, 1290-1503
Line extinct 1503.

Hermann II

Hermann II

Margrave of Baden-Sausenberg

Margrave of Baden-Sausenberg


Baden divided
1190-1503


Baden was divided between various branches and finally reunited by Christopher I (ruled 1475-1515) who himself split his lands between his three sons.

  • Christopher I (1453 – 1527), Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1475 to 1515. Knight of the Golden Fleece



Christopher I

Christopher I




Margraves of Baden-Baden
1515-1771


  • Bernhard III, (1474-1536), Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1515. Founder of the "Bernardine line".


  • Philipp II, (1559-), Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1569.


  • Wilhelm of Baden (1593-1677), regent of Baden-Baden between 1621 and 1677. Knight of the Golden Fleece.


  • August Georg Simpert, (1706-1771), Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1761. Last of his catholic line of Baden-Baden. Knight of the Golden Fleece.


Bernhard III

Bernhard III

Philipp II

Philipp II

Wilhelm of Baden

Wilhelm of Baden and August Georg Simpert



Margrave of Baden-Sponheim
1515-1533

  • Philipp I ( 1479-1533), Margrave of Baden-Sponheim from 1515.


Margrave of Baden-Sponheim

Margrave of Baden-Sponheim



Margraves of Baden-Durlach
1515-1771


  • Ernst I, ( 1482- 1553), Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1515. Founder of the "Ernestine line".


  • Ernst Friedrich, (- 1604), Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1577.


  • Karl III Wilhelm, (1679-1738), Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1709. Founder of the Order of Fidelity.





Ernst I

Ernst I

Ernst Friedrich

Ernst Friedrich

Karl III Wilhelm

Karl III Wilhelm



Margrave of Baden
1771-1803
Elector and Margrave of Baden
1803-1806

  • Karl Friedrich, (1728-1811),Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1746 until 1771, Margrave of Baden from 1771 to 1803, Elector and Margraves of Baden, 1803 to 1806, 1st Grand Duke of Baden from 1806.



Karl Friedrich, Arms as Elector

Karl Friedrich, Arms as Elector



Grand Dukes of Baden
1806-1918

  • Karl Friedrich, (1728-1811), Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1746 until 1771, Margrave of Baden from 1771 to 1803, Elector and Margraves of Baden, 1803 to 1806, 1st Grand Duke of Baden from 1806.


Karl Friedrich, Arms as Grand Duke

Karl Friedrich, Arms as Grand Duke




  • Leopold I, ( 1790– 1852), Grand Duke of Baden from 1830.



Grand Duke of Baden from 1830

Grand Duke of Baden from 1830


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