Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden


Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden is a German nobleman and heir to the head of the House of Baden.
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.
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. 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, daughter of Christian Kaul and wife Hannelore Scheel, in a civil ceremony on 22 June 2001 and a religious ceremony the following day. The marriage was acknowledged as dynastic by his father.
The couple has three children:
The family lives in Linzgau near Schloss Salem.

Ancestry