House of Schwarzburg
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| House of Schwarzburg |
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| Country: | Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | ||
| Titles: | Count, Prince | ||
| Founder: | Count Sizzo I | ||
| Final ruler: | Prince Günther | ||
| Current head: | Extinct | ||
| Founding year: | 12th century | ||
| Dissolution: | 1918 | ||
| Ethnicity: | German | ||
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.
[edit] 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 descendents under the line founded by Albrect VII.
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen—the line and descendents of the counts of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
[edit] References
- ^ The House of Schwarzburg on Heraldica.org
[edit] External links
- (German) Genealogy of the Schwarzburgs
- (English) House Laws of Schwarzburg
