Frederick II (9 July 1857 – 9 August 1928; German: Großherzog von Baden Friedrich II.) was the last sovereign Grand Duke of Baden, reigning from 1907 until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918. The Weimar-era state of Baden originated from the area of the Grand Duchy of Baden.

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Frederick II
Grand Duke Frederick II in 1915
Grand Duke of Baden
Reign	28 September 1907 – 22 November 1918
Predecessor	Frederick I
Successor	Monarchy abolished
Born	(1857-07-09)9 July 1857 Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died	9 August 1928(1928-08-09) (aged 71) Badenweiler, Weimar Republic
Spouse	Princess Hilda of Nassau ​ ​ (m. 1885)​
Names Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leopold August
House	Zähringen
Father	Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
Mother	Princess Louise of Prussia

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Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Ludwig Leopold August Prinz von Baden was born on 9 July 1857, in Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg to Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden and Princess Louise of Prussia.

As a student at the University of Heidelberg, Frederick was a member of the Suevia Corps, a student fraternal organization. Frederick became the head of the House of Zähringen on 28 September 1907, after the death of his father Frederick I, who was the sovereign grand duke of Baden reigning from 1856 to 1907. He abdicated on 22 November 1918, amidst the tumults of the German Revolution of 1918–1919 which resulted in the abolition of the grand duchy. After the death of his cousin Carola of Vasa, he became the representative of the descent of the Kings of Sweden of the House of Holstein-Gottorp. On 20 September 1885 in Schloss Hohenburg, he married Princess Hilda of Nassau, the only daughter of the exiled Duke Adolphe of Nassau who later succeeded as Grand Duke of Luxembourg. There was no surviving issue from the marriage.

He was à la suite the Royal Prussian Regiments Erstes Garde-Regiment zu Fuß (1st Guard Foot Regiment) and 1. Garde-Ulanen-Regiment and à la suite the Imperial 1st Seebataillon. He was also Regimentschef of the 4. Königlich Sächsisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 103, which was also known as Infanterie-Regiment „Großherzog Friedrich II. von Baden“ (4. Königlich Sächsisches) Nr. 103.

After his death in 1928, the headship of the house was transferred over to his first cousin who was the last Chancellor of Imperial Germany, Prince Maximilian of Baden.

German orders and decorations^[1]

Foreign orders and decorations^[1]

• Austria-Hungary:
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 1885^[12]
  • Military Jubilee Cross, 14 August 1908
•  Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
•  Empire of Brazil: Grand Cross of the Southern Cross
•  Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 13 October 1897^[9][13]
•  Kingdom of Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 10 September 1897^[14]
•  Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
•  Kingdom of Romania:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Carol I, with Collar
  • Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
•  Russian Empire: Knight of St. Andrew
• Sweden-Norway:
  • Knight of the Seraphim, with Collar, 20 September 1881^[9][15]
  • Grand Cross of St. Olav, 27 September 1897^[16]
•  United Kingdom: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 16 June 1905^[17]

Honorary military appointments

• Honorary General of the Swedish Army, 1906^[18]