House of Schwarzburg

House of Schwarzburg
House of Schwarzburg
Country Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Titles Count, Prince
Founder Count Sizzo I
Final sovereign Prince Günther
Current head Extinct
Founding 12th century
Dissolution 1918

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.[1] 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.

See also

  • Günther von Schwarzburg—(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-Rudolstadt—founder of the line of counts of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
  • Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt—details the lineage and descendants under the line founded by Albrect VII.
  • Schwarzburg-Sondershausen—the line and descendants of the counts of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

References

  1. ^ The House of Schwarzburg on Heraldica.org

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