Saturday, January 2, 2010

Schwarzburg


SCHWARZBURG
Titles: Prince of Schwarzburg (-Rudolstadt), Count of Hohenstein, Lord of Arnstadt, Sondershausen, Leutenberg, Blankenburg, etc.

HRE Prince of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen, Count of Hohenstein, Lord of Arnstadt, Sondershausen, Leutenberg, etc.

Territorial Development & Dynastic History
1280: The castle of Greifenstein came into the possession of the Counts of Schwarzburg

SCHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT
Coat of Arms


Counts of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1574–1605: Albrecht VII
1605–1630: Karl Günther
1630–1646: Ludwig Günther
1646–1662: Emilie of Delmenhorst, Regent
1662–1710: Albrecht Anton
Princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

1710–1718: Ludwig Friedrich I

1718–1744: Friedrich Anton

1744–1767: Johann Friedrich

1767–1790: Ludwig Günther II

1790–1793: Friedrich Karl

1793–1807: Ludwig Friedrich II
1807–2814: Caroline Luise of Hessen-Homburg, Regent

1814–1867:
Friedrich Günther


1867–1869:
Albert


1869–1890:
Georg Albert


1890–1918:
Günther Victor

References
Schwarzburg
Thuringian State Museum

SCHWARZBURG
Titles: HRE Prince of Schwarzburg, Count of Hohenstein, Lord of Arnstadt, Sondershausen, Leutenberg, Lohra & Klettenberg
Territorial & Dynastic History
1160: Division into Schwarzburg and Kafernburg
By 1184: Owned Schwarzburg, Blankenburg and Konigsee
1195: Partitioned from Kafernburg
1248: Acquired Sondershausen
1302: Annexed to Schwarzburg-Käfernburg
1306 and 1332: Purchased Lordship of Arnstadt
1340: Acquired Rudolstadt and Frankenhausen
1599: Division into Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1695: HRE Principality
1754: HRE Council of Princes

References

Rulers of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Counts of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

1574–1605: Albrecht VII (1537–1605)
1605–1630: Karl Günther (1576–1630)
1630–1646: Ludwig Günther I (1581–1646)
1646–1662: Emilie of Delmenhorst (1614–70)
1662–1710: Albrecht Anton (1641–1710)

Princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

1710–1718: Ludwig Friedrich I (1667–1718)
1718–1744: Friedrich Anton (1692–1744)
1744–1767: Johann Friedrich (1721–1767)
1767–1790: Ludwig Günther II (1708–1790)
1790–1793: Friedrich Karl (1736–1793)
1793–1807: Ludwig Friedrich II (1767–1807)
1807–1814: Caroline Luise of Hessen-Homburg (1771–1854)
1814–1867: Friedrich Günther (1793–1867)
1867–1869:Albrecht (1798–1869)
1869–1890: Georg Albrecht (1838–1890)
1890–1918: Günther (1852–1925)

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