King Charles is confronting another death in his family only months after losing his mother Queen Elizabeth II. Maximilian, Margrave of Baden - the monarch's first cousin and nephew of the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - has died aged 89.
The House of Baden said in a statement: "Max Margrave of Baden died in the early morning hours of December 29, 2022 in Salem Castle.
"Since 1963, Max Margrave of Baden was head of the house at the head of the formerly ruling Grand Ducal Baden Princely House, which from 1112 to 1918 provided the sovereigns in the Baden part of today's federal state of Baden-Württemberg. His successor as head of the House of Baden is Bernhard Margrave of Baden, the previous hereditary prince."
Two funeral services will take place, BirminghamLive reports. One will be open to friends and employees with the other reserved for close family members.
Maximilian was the son of Berthold, Margrave of Baden and Theodora of Greece, the sister of Prince Philip. He was married to Valerie Isabella Habsburg-Lothringen since 1966 - who belonged to the former Austrian imperial and Hungarian royal house of Habsburg-Lothringen.
