House of Schwarzburg
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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
. Reigning over the County of Schwarzburg
and founded by Sizzo I of Schwarzburg (died 1160), the family split in the 16th century into the lines of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
and Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
, which were not reunified until 1909.
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, until its extinction in 1971 with the death of Prince Friedrich Günther
Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg
Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg was the final head of the House of Schwarzburg and heir to the principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.-Early life:...
. Reigning over the County of Schwarzburg
County of Schwarzburg
The County of Schwarzburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1195 to 1595, when it was partitioned into Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. It was ruled by counts from the House of Schwarzburg....
and founded by Sizzo I of Schwarzburg (died 1160), the family split in the 16th century into the lines of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with capital at Sondershausen.-History:...
and 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 were not reunified until 1909.
See also
- Günther von SchwarzburgGünther von SchwarzburgGünther XXI von Schwarzburg , German king, was a descendant of the counts of Schwarzburg and the younger son of Henry VII, count of Blankenburg....
—(1304–1349), German king, was a descendant of the counts of Schwarzburg and the younger son of Henry VII, count of Blankenburg. - Albrecht VII of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtAlbrecht VII of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtAlbrecht VII of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was Count of Schwarzburg and founder of the Line of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, which later received the title of Prince...
—founder of the line of counts of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. - Schwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-RudolstadtSchwarzburg-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...
—details the lineage and descendants under the line founded by Albrect VII. - Schwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-SondershausenSchwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with capital at Sondershausen.-History:...
—the line and descendants of the counts of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.