Grand Duchy of Baden

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The Grand Duchy of Baden was a historical German state on the Upper Rhine that emerged in the early 19th century, later becoming a member of the German Confederation and then the German Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent state of the German Empire
former state
grand duchy
borderedBy France
Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Württemberg NERFINISHED
Switzerland
capital Freiburg im Breisgau NERFINISHED
Karlsruhe NERFINISHED
coatOfArms red diagonal band on golden shield with griffin supporters
continent Europe
country Germany
currency Baden gulden
German gold mark
dynasty House of Zähringen
endEvent German Revolution of 1918–1919
endTime 1918
firstRuler Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
flag black-red-yellow horizontal tricolour
followedBy Republic of Baden NERFINISHED
Grand Duchy of Baden self-linksurface differs
surface form: State of Baden
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasTerritorialFeature Black Forest
Rhine
surface form: Rhine River
headOfStateTitle Grand Duke of Baden
historicalEra 19th century
Napoleonic era
World War I
surface form: World War I period
joinedEntity German Empire in 1871
language German
lastRuler Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn southwestern Germany
surface form: Southwest Germany

Upper Rhine
Upper Rhine Plain
memberOf Confederation of the Rhine
German Confederation
German Empire
North German Confederation
officialName Großherzogtum Baden NERFINISHED
partOf Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Holy Roman Empire (until 1806, as Margraviate predecessor)
precededBy Margraviate of Baden NERFINISHED
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
shortName Baden
startEvent creation of the Confederation of the Rhine
dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
startTime 1806
todayPartOf Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany

state of Baden-Württemberg

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Elector of Baden appliesToJurisdiction Grand Duchy of Baden
this entity surface form: Electorate of Baden
Franco-Prussian War belligerent Grand Duchy of Baden
War of the Fourth Coalition belligerent Grand Duchy of Baden
War of the Second Coalition belligerent Grand Duchy of Baden
this entity surface form: Margraviate of Baden
War of the Sixth Coalition belligerent Grand Duchy of Baden
Elector of Baden country Grand Duchy of Baden
this entity surface form: Electorate of Baden
War of the Seventh Coalition countryInvolved Grand Duchy of Baden
Max Noether countryOfBirth Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Baden followedBy Grand Duchy of Baden self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: State of Baden
German states includedEntity Grand Duchy of Baden
Karlsruhe locatedInFormerState Grand Duchy of Baden
Napoleonic Wars mainBelligerent Grand Duchy of Baden
Confederation of the Rhine memberState Grand Duchy of Baden
Astor family originatedFrom Grand Duchy of Baden
this entity surface form: Waldorf, Duchy of Baden
Günther Rall placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Baden
Hans Frank placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Baden
Walther von Reichenau placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Baden
Wilhelm Keppler placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Baden
Wilhelm Wundt placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Baden
Anton Chekhov placeOfDeath Grand Duchy of Baden
Robert Koch placeOfDeath Grand Duchy of Baden
Stephen Crane placeOfDeath Grand Duchy of Baden
this entity surface form: Badenweiler, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Kingdom of Württemberg sharesBorderWith Grand Duchy of Baden
Treaty of Rastatt signedIn Grand Duchy of Baden
this entity surface form: Margraviate of Baden
Electoral Palatinate successorState Grand Duchy of Baden
Karlsruhe wasCapitalOf Grand Duchy of Baden
Karlsruhe wasCapitalOf Grand Duchy of Baden
this entity surface form: Republic of Baden