Albrecht VII of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
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Albrecht VII of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (16 January 1537 – 10 April 1605) was Count of Schwarzburg
and founder of the Line of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
, which later received the title of Prince. He was the youngest of the surviving sons of Count Günther XL of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg and his wife Countess Elisabeth zu Ysenburg-Büdingen in Birstein.
, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
, both of which existed until the post-World War I
major governmental changes of 1918.
Albrecht, studied at several German universities and in Padua
. From 1557 he resided at the court of the Princes of Orange-Nassau. He served from 1563 under his brother Günther in the army of King of Denmark
and from 1573 lived in Rudolstadt
.
, daughter of Count William I of Nassau-Dillenburg and had the following children:
Secondly, on 2 March 1591 he married with Countess Albertine Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg, but this marriage was childless.
Schwarzburg
Schwarzburg is a municipality in the valley of the Schwarza in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany.First mentioned in 1071 as Swartzinburg. The castle was from the 12th century the seat of the Counts of Schwarzburg...
and founder of the Line of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small historic state in present-day Thuringia, Germany with its capital at Rudolstadt.-History:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was established in 1599 in the course of a resettlement of Schwarzburg dynasty lands...
, which later received the title of Prince. He was the youngest of the surviving sons of Count Günther XL of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg and his wife Countess Elisabeth zu Ysenburg-Büdingen in Birstein.
Life
All possessions, which were united under his father, came after the death of Günther XL in 1552 to his four surviving sons, Günther XLI, Johann Günther, Wilhelm I and Albrecht VII, who divided their country in 1572. After the deaths of childless Günther XLI in 1583 and Wilhelm I in 1597, his possessions were divided between the still living brothers Johann Günther and Albrecht VII. This partition became the beginning of two lines of the house of SchwarzburgHouse of Schwarzburg
The House of Schwarzburg was one of the oldest noble families of Thuringia, until its extinction in 1971 with the death of Prince Friedrich Günther...
, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small historic state in present-day Thuringia, Germany with its capital at Rudolstadt.-History:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was established in 1599 in the course of a resettlement of Schwarzburg dynasty lands...
and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with capital at Sondershausen.-History:...
, both of which existed until the post-World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
major governmental changes of 1918.
Albrecht, studied at several German universities and in Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
. From 1557 he resided at the court of the Princes of Orange-Nassau. He served from 1563 under his brother Günther in the army of King of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and from 1573 lived in Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north....
.
Family and children
He was married twice. Firstly, on 14 June 1575 he married Countess Juliana of Nassau-DillenburgJuliana of Nassau-Dillenburg
Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg was a younger sister of prince William I of Orange-NassauJuliana was born at Dillenburg, the twelfth child of count William the Rich and Juliana of Stolberg, his second wife. Prior to her marriage, she had been engaged with Frederick II of Denmark...
, daughter of Count William I of Nassau-Dillenburg and had the following children:
- Count Karl Günther I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (6 November 1576 – 24 September 1630)
- Elisabeth Juliane (1 January 1578 – 28 March 1658)
- Sophie (1 March 1579 – 24 August 1630), married on 30 March 1595 to Count Jobst II of Barby-Mühlingen
- Magdalene (12 April 1580 – 22 April 1632), married on 22 May 1597 to Heinrich II Reuss zu Gera
- Count Ludwig Günther I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (27 May 1581 – 4 November 1646)
- Albrecht Günther I (8 August 1582 – 20 January 1634)
- Anna Sybilla (14 March 1584 – 22 August 1623), married on 15 November 1612 to Count Christian Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Katharina Maria (13 July 1585 – 19 January 1659)
- Katharina Susanna (13 February 1587 – 19 April 1662)
- Heinrich Günther, died young in 1589
Secondly, on 2 March 1591 he married with Countess Albertine Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg, but this marriage was childless.
Sources
- F. Apfelstedt: Das Haus Kevernburg-Schwarzburg von seinem Ursprunge bis auf unsere Zeit, Arnstadt 1890
- Dr. Kamill von Behr: Genealogie der in Europa regierenden Fürstenhäuser, Leipzig 1870