Walter Simons was a German lawyer and politician. He was Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic in 1920-21 and served as president of the Reichsgericht from 1922 to 1929.
Walter Simons in 1931
Prince Maximilian of Baden
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, also known as Max von Baden, was a German prince, general, and politician. He was heir presumptive to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Baden, and in October and November 1918 briefly served as the last chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia. He sued for peace on Germany's behalf at the end of World War I based on U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points and took steps towards transforming the government into a parliamentary system. As the German Revolution of 1918–1919 spread, he handed over the office of chancellor to SPD Chairman Friedrich Ebert and unilaterally proclaimed the abdication of Emperor Wilhelm II. Both events took place on 9 November 1918, marking the beginning of the Weimar Republic.
Max von Baden in 1914
Prince Maximilian (left) with his cousin Victoria and her husband, the future King Gustaf V of Sweden), at Tullgarn Palace about 1890.
Chancellor Max von Baden and Vice-chancellor Friedrich von Payer (2nd from left) leaving the Reichstag, October 1918
Maximilian and Marie Louise with their children, 1914