456 HRH Grand Duke Friedrich of Baden

HRH Grand Duke Friedrich av Baden

✶ 9 July 1857 in Karlsruhe
✟  9 August 1928 in Badenweiler

Appointed

Karlsruhe 20 September 1881
Assigned the collar, unknown when

motto

Missing

shield

Painted 1883 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1928 by David Friefeldt.

other awards

King Oscar II’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1897
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1897

Biography

Oldest son of Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden and older brother to Queen Victoria of Sweden, King Gustaf V’s consort.
Succeeded his father as Grand Duke Friedrich II 1907.
Abdicated 1918
Married to Princess Hilda of Nassau, a niece of Queen Sofia of Sweden, King Oscar II’s consort.
Received the order in conjunction with his sister’s wedding.

Placement