Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg
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Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg (21 August 1852 - 16 April 1925) was the final sovereign prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
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[edit] Biography
He was born in Rudolstadt the son of Prince Adolf of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1801-1875) and his wife Princess Mathilde of Schönburg-Waldenburg (1826-1914). His mother Princess Mathilde was the daughter of Otto Victor, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg (1785-1861) and Princess Thekla of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1795-1861) a cousin of Prince Günther's father.
Following the death of his father on July 1, 1875 Prince Günther became the heir presumptive to the principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Following the death of his first cousin once removed Prince Georg on January 19, 1890 Prince Günther succeeded him as sovereign prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
With the death of Prince Leopold of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on April 20, 1906 Prince Günther then became heir presumptive to the other Schwarzburg principality.[1] The death of the prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Karl Günther on March 28, 1909 united the two Schwarzburg principalities under Prince Günther in a personal union. This was the first time the two principalities had been united under the same ruler since the 16th century when the Sondershausen and Rudolstadt lines had been formed.[2] Following his succession in Sondershausen Prince Günther dropped the name Rudolstadt from his title and assumed the title Prince of Schwarzburg.
Following the outbreak of the German revolution Prince Günther abdicated on November 22, 1918. Following his death in Sondershausen he was succeeded as head of the House of Schwarzburg by Prince Sizzo.[1]
[edit] Marriage
Prince Günther was married to Princess Anna Luise of Schönburg-Waldenburg (1871-1951) at Rudolstadt on December 9, 1891. The marriage was childless.[3]
In 1942 Princess Anna Luise adopted her nephew Prince Wilhelm of Schönburg-Waldenburg (1913-44) and his son Prince Ulrich (b. 1940).[1]
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Prince Karl Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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Otto Karl Friedrich, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg | ||||||||||||
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Otto Victor, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg |
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Ludwig Friedrich II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | ||||||||||||
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Princess Thekla of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg
Born: 21 August 1852 Died: 16 April 1925 |
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| Preceded by Prince Georg |
Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1890-1918 |
Monarchies abolished |
| Preceded by Prince Karl Günther |
Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1909-1918 |
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| Titles in pretence | ||
| Monarchies abolished | — TITULAR — Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1918-1925 |
Succeeded by Prince Sizzo |
