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Baden

Baden is a historic region of south-western Germany on the right bank of the upper Rhine, between the river and the Black Forest, named after the spa town of Baden-Baden. Ruled by margraves of the Zähringen line from the 12th century, it was greatly enlarged by Napoleon, becoming an electorate in 1803 and a grand duchy in 1806 with Karlsruhe as capital. After 1918 it was a republic, and since 1952 it has been part of Baden-Württemberg.

Baden
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March of VeronaPrince-Bishopric of StrasbourgCounty of SponheimElectoral PalatinatePrince-Bishopric of SpeyerMargraviate of BadenPrincipality of LeiningenCounty of WertheimPrince-Bishopric of ConstancePrince-Bishopric of WormsMargraviate of HachbergFree Imperial City of Constanceand 22 more

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Baden. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/baden
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