Bernhard, Margrave of Baden

Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Baden (Given names: Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Louis Kraft; born 27 May 1970) is a German prince and heir to the head of the House of Baden. Since 1998 he has managed the family businesses.

Biography
Prince Bernhard was born at Schloss Salem the eldest son of Max, Margrave of Baden, and Archduchess Valerie of Austria.

A commercial lawyer by training, he studied business administration and law in Hamburg and Switzerland. Since 1998 Prince Bernhard has managed 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.

Through his paternal grandmother, Princess Theodora, Bernhard was a grandnephew of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke often went to Germany to shoot with the family. In 2021, Bernhard was one of only 30 mourners at his granduncle's funeral at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. He also attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 September, 2022, with his mother and his wife.

Marriage and children
He married Stephanie Anne Kaul (born 27 June 1966 at Uelzen), 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 sons:


 * Prince Leopold Bernhard Max Michael Ernst-August Friedrich Guillaume of Baden (born 18 May 2002 at Ravensburg)
 * Prince Friedrich Bernhard Leopold Christian Berthold Christoph of Baden (born 9 March 2004 at Ravensburg)
 * Prince Karl-Wilhelm Bernhard Max Alexander Ernst-August Heinrich-Donatus Mathais of Baden (born 11 February 2006 at Ravensburg)

The family lives in Linzgau near Schloss Salem.