German chancellor (1867-1929)
He handed Germany a new republic on his way out the door. Max von Baden — appointed chancellor in October 1918 with one job: get an armistice and stop the bleeding — spent four weeks negotiating surrender, forcing out generals who wanted to fight on, then unilaterally announced the Kaiser's abdication and passed the office to a socialist. The monarchy ended
Born in 1867 to a Baden prince and a Leuchtenberg duchess, Maximilian studied law at Leipzig and joined the Prussian Army, becoming heir presumptive to Baden's grand ducal throne in 1907. During World War I he worked with the Red Cross on prisoner welfare, leveraging international contacts while serving as a staff officer. Wilhelm II made him chancellor in October 1918 to secure peace; Max opened talks on Wilson's Fourteen Points, began parliamentary reforms, and forced Erich Ludendorff's resignation when the general tried to wreck the negotiations. As revolution swept Germany in November, he…
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