History of Baden
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The history of Baden as a state began in the 12th century, as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. A fairly inconsequential margraviate that was divided between various branches of its ruling family for much of its history, it gained both status and territory during the Napoleonic era, when it was also raised to a grand duchy. In 1871 it became one of the founder states of the German Empire. The monarchy came to an end with the end of the First World War, but Baden itself continued in existence as a state of Germany until the end of the Second World War.
Its territory now forms part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. [[File:Map-DR-Baden.svg|thumb|250px|right|The Grand Duchy of Baden (Großherzogtum Baden) within Germany at the time of the German Empire]]
See also
- The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states
- Baden, for the pre-19th century state
- Baden-Württemberg, for the modern German federal state
- Coat of arms of Baden
- Grand Duchy of Baden, for the state that existed from 1808-1918
- Republic of Baden, for the state that existed from 1918-1945
- Rulers of Baden, for a list of sovereigns and presidents
