Prince Maximilian of Baden

Prince Maximilian of Baden
Maximilian of Baden
Chancellor of Germany
In office
3 October – 9 November 1918
Monarch William II
Preceded by Georg, count of Hertling
Succeeded by Friedrich Ebert
Minister president of Prussia
In office
3 October – 9 November 1918
Preceded by Georg, count of Hertling
Succeeded by Friedrich Ebert
Foreign minister of Prussia
In office
3 October – 9 November 1918
Preceded by Georg, count of Hertling
Succeeded by None
Personal details
Born 10 July 1867(1867-07-10)
Baden-Baden
Died 6 November 1929(1929-11-06) (aged 62)
Salem
Political party None
Spouse(s) Marie Louise, princess of Hanover

Maximilian of Baden (also known as Max von Baden; full name: Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm of Baden) (10 July 1867 – 6 November 1929) was a German prince and politician. He was heir to the Grand Duchy of Baden and in 1918 briefly served as chancellor of Germany, overseeing the transformation into a parliamentary system.

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Life

As Chancellor, October 1918

Born in Baden-Baden, Maximilian was the son of Prince Wilhelm of Baden, third son of Leopold, grand duke of Baden, and Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, a niece of Alexander II, Czar of Russia.

He was named after his maternal grandfather, Maximilian Jevgenevich de Beauharnais, duke of Leuchtenberg, and bore a resemblance to his cousin, Napoleon III, emperor of the French.

Following the death of his father in 1897, he was heir to the grand-ducal throne of his cousin Frederick II.

Chancellor

Noted as a liberal before and during the First World War, he was appointed Chancellor of Germany in October 1918 in order to negotiate an armistice with the Allies in the last days of the war. Although he had serious reservations about the way the German General Staff wanted to conduct negotiations, he accepted the charge, and appointed a government that for the first time included representatives of the Social Democrats, Friedrich Ebert and Philipp Scheidemann.

The government's efforts to secure an armistice were interrupted by the outbreak of revolution in Germany in early November. Maximilian urged Emperor William II to abdicate. Despite similar advice by Paul von Hindenburg and Wilhelm Groener of the General Staff, the Emperor considered abdication only as Emperor, not as King of Prussia. On 9 November 1918, Maximilian went ahead and announced the abdication anyway, and then resigned in favor of Friedrich Ebert.

Later life

Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, spent the rest of his life in retirement. In 1928, following the death of Grand Duke Frederick II, he became head of the House of Baden. He died at Salem the following year.

Children

Maximilian was married to Marie Louise, eldest daughter of Ernest Augustus II, crown prince of Hanover and Thyra, princess of Denmark. The couple had two children:

Ancestry

References

  • My Syllabus of Errors, by O.C. Hiss. Berlin: Potsdam Press, 1990.

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Prince Maximilian of Baden
Born: 10 July 1867 Died: 6 November 1929
Political offices
Preceded by
Georg Graf von Hertling
Chancellor of Germany
Prime Minister of Prussia

3 October – 9 November 1918
Succeeded by
Friedrich Ebert
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Frederick II
— TITULAR —
Grand Duke of Baden
8 August 1928 – 6 November 1929
Reason for succession failure:
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918
Succeeded by
Berthold

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