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It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty.Amalia of Oldenburg, wife of King Otto of Greece; Credit WikipediaDecember 21, 1657 Birth of Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, mistress of King James II of EnglandUnofficial Royalty: Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, mistress of King James II of EnglandDecember 21, 1800 – Birth of Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, first wife of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, now in Thuringia, GermanyFull name: Luise Pauline Charlotte Friederike AugusteLouise was the mother of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband.Unofficial Royalty: Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and GothaDecember 21, 1818 – Birth of Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece, wife of King Otto of Greece, in Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, now in Lower Saxony, GermanyFull name: Luise Pauline Charlotte Friederike AugusteUnofficial Royalty: Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of GreeceDecember 21, 1878 Wedding of Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover and Princess Thyra of Denmark at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, DenmarkUnofficial Royalty: Ernst August, Crown Prince of HanoverUnofficial Royalty: Thyra of Denmark, Crown Princess of HanoverShare this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitter This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. 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It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty.by Susan FlantzerPrincipality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen: 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. The new counties remained in the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution. In 1697, the County of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was elevated to the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. The County of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was elevated to the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in 1710.The death of Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen without an heir in 1909 caused the Principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen to be united under Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in a personal union. Following his succession in Sondershausen, Prince Günther Victor dropped the name Rudolstadt from his title and assumed the title Prince of Schwarzburg.At the end of World War I, Prince Günther Victor was the last German prince to renounce his throne, abdicating on November 22, 1918. He made an agreement with the government that awarded him an annual pension and the right to use several of the family residences. The territory that encompassed the Principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen is now located in the German state of Thuringia.*********************Credit WikipediaGünther Friedrich Karl I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was born on December 5, 1760, in Sondershausen, Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, now in the German state of Thuringia. He was the eldest of the four sons and the six children of Christian Günther III, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Charlotte Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Bernburg.Günther Friedrich Karl I had five younger siblings:Catharina (1761 1801), married Prince Friedrich of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, had one child Guntherina of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen who married her uncle (see below)Günther Albrecht (1767 1833), unmarriedCaroline Auguste (1769 1819), Deaness of the Protestant Herford AbbeyAlbertine (1771 1829), married Duke Ferdinand of Württemberg, divorced, no childrenJohann (1772 1842), married his niece Guntherina of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, had four childrenOn June 23, 1799, Günther Friedrich Karl I married Caroline of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1774–1854). She was the daughter of Friedrich Karl, reigning Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Friederike of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.Günther Friedrich Karl I and Caroline had two children:Emilie (1800 1867), married Prince Leopold II of Lippe, had nine childrenGünther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1801 1889), married (1) Caroline of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, had four children (2) Mathilde of Hohenlohe-Öhringen, had two childrenUpon the death of his father Christian Günther III on October 14, 1794, Günther Friedrich Karl became the reigning Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. During his reign, the Holy Roman Empire, the institution that held the German monarchies together, collapsed. His reign also saw the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1807, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen joined the Confederation of the Rhine, a confederation of the client states of Napoleon’s First French Empire, and was under the protection of Napoleon until 1813. In 1815, the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen joined the German Confederation, an association of 39 predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe, created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 as a replacement of the former Holy Roman Empire, which had been dissolved in 1806.Günther Friedrich Karl I promoted the arts in his principality. He built a theater in Sondershausen and continued the princely patronage of the Loh Orchestra Sondershausen (link in German), first established circa 1600, and still in existence.Günther Friedrich Karl I ruled as an absolute monarch despite his subjects wanting a say in the principality’s government. His refusal to grant any concessions made him very unpopular and he was forced to abdicate on August 19, 1835, by his son Günther Friedrich Karl II in a palace revolt called the Ebeleben Revolution.Jagdschloss zum Possen; Credit Von Krajo Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1754158Günther Friedrich Karl I lived out the rest of his life at his hunting lodge Jagdschloss zum Possen (Hunting Castle of Antics link in German) near Sondershausen. He died there on April 22, 1837, aged 77, and was buried in Ebeleben, Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, now in the German state of Thuringia. His exact burial site is unknown but it could have been Schloss Ebeleben (link in German). However, during World War II, the castle buildings were destroyed and the ruins were later removed.His wife Caroline survived him by seventeen years, dying in 1854. She was buried at Fürstengruft auf dem Alten Friedhof (Princely Crypt at the Old Cemetery) in Arnstadt, Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, now in the German state of Thuringia.Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Resources at Unofficial RoyaltyUnofficial Royalty: Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen IndexUnofficial Royalty: Royal Burial Sites of the Principality of Schwarzburg-SondershausenWorks CitedDe.wikipedia.org. 2020. Günther Friedrich Carl I. (Schwarzburg-Sondershausen). [online] Available at: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Friedrich_Carl_I._(Schwarzburg-Sondershausen) [Accessed 12 November 2020].Flantzer, Susan, 2020. Royal Burial Sites Of The Principality Of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. [online] Unofficial Royalty. Available at: http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/royal-burial-sites/german-royal-burial-sites/royal-burial-sites-of-the-principality-of-schwarzburg-sondershausen/ [Accessed 9 November 2020].Share this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitter This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty.Prince George of the United Kingdom (Duke of Kent) on the right with his brother Prince John; Credit WikipediaDecember 20, 1537 – Birth of King Johan III of Sweden at Stegeborg Castle in Söderköping, SwedenWikipedia: King Johan III of SwedenDecember 20, 1784 Birth of Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe in Bückeburg, County of Schaumburg-Lippe, now in North-Rhine Westphalia, GermanyUnofficial Royalty: Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeDecember 20, 1902 Birth of Prince George, Duke of Kent, son of King George V of the United Kingdom, at York Cottage, Sandringham in Norfolk, EnglandFull name: George Edward Alexander EdmundUnofficial Royalty: Prince George, Duke of KentDecember 20, 1904 Death of Alexandrine of Baden, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, wife of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, at Schloss Callenberg in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, now in Bavaria, Germany; buried in the Ducal Mausoleum in the Glockenberg Cemetery in CoburgUnofficial Royalty: Alexandrine of Baden, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and GothaDecember 20, 1963 Birth of Infanta Elena of Spain, daughter of King Juan Carlos of Spain, at Our Lady of Loreto Clinic in Madrid, SpainFull name: Elena María Isabel Dominica de los Silos de Borbón y de GreciaUnofficial Royalty: Infanta Elena of SpainDecember 20, 1981 – Birth of Princess Akiko of Japan, in Tokyo, Japan, daughter of Prince Tomohito of JapanWikipedia: Princess Akiko of JapanShare this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitter This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty.by Susan FlantzerPrincipality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen: 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. The new counties remained in the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution. In 1697, the County of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was elevated to the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. The County of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was elevated to the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in 1710.The death of Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen without an heir in 1909 caused the Principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen to be united under Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in a personal union. Following his succession in Sondershausen, Prince Günther Victor dropped the name Rudolstadt from his title and assumed the title Prince of Schwarzburg.At the end of World War I, Prince Günther Victor was the last German prince to renounce his throne, abdicating on November 22, 1918. He made an agreement with the government that awarded him an annual pension and the right to use several of the family residences. The territory that encompassed the Principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen is now located in the German state of Thuringia.*********************Credit www.geni.comThe grandson of Christian Wilhelm, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Christian Günther III, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was born on June 24, 1736. He was the second but the eldest surviving of the four sons and the fourth of the sixth children of Prince August of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (link in German) and Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg. His father had been given the Schloss Ebeleben (link in German) as his residence and Christian Günther spent a happy childhood there.Christian Günther had five siblings but only two siblings survived childhood:Friederike Auguste (1723 1725), died in childhoodCharlotte (1732 1774), married Heinrich II, Count of Reichenbach-Goschütz, had sixteen childrenChristian Wilhelm (1734 1737), died in childhoodJohann Günther (1737 1738), died in infancyAugust (1738 1806), married Christine Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Bernburg, had four childrenChristian Günther and his wife Charlotte Wilhelmine; Credit Europena Collections (de) Christian Günther III., Fürst von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen https://www.europeana.eu/item/92062/BibliographicResource_1000126071681. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Austrian National Library http://www.bildarchivaustria.at/TELRequest.aspx?p_ImageID=5229709. Public Domain Mark http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/On February 4, 1760, Christian Günther III married Charlotte Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Bernburg (1737-1777), daughter of Victor Friedrich II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg and his second wife Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt.The couple had six children:Günther Friedrich Karl I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1760 1837), married Caroline of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, had two children including Günther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-SondershausenCatharina Charlotte Friederike Albertine (1761 1801), married Prince Friedrich Christian Carl Albert of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, had one child Guntherina of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen who married her uncle (see below)Günther Albrecht August (1767 1833), unmarriedCaroline Auguste Albertine (1769 1819), Deaness of the Protestant Herford AbbeyAlbertine Wilhelmine Amalie (1771 1829), married Duke Ferdinand of Württemberg, divorced, no childrenJohann Carl Günther (1772 1842), married his niece Guntherina of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, had four childrenOn November 6, 1758, 22-year-old Christian Günther succeeded his uncle Heinrich XXXV, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen because his uncle was unmarried and had no children, and Christian Günther III s father had died in 1750. Christian Günther was immediately faced with problems from his uncle’s reign. Heinrich XXXV is considered the most controversial Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. He was emotionally distant from his subjects and reveled in ostentatious displays of wealth. The Seven Years War (1756 1763), a global conflict for supremacy between Great Britain and France, began during Heinrich’s reign and saw disputes between Prussia and Austria which affected the other Germanic monarchies. Heinrich had given no financial support to any forces in the war or any of his affected subjects. He had preferred to spend his money on luxuries. Christian Günther aptly dealt with corruption in the government and the effects of the Seven Years War. Unlike his uncle, he was considered frugal in both government and family affairs.The Blue Hall at Schloss Sondershausen; Credit WikipediaDuring the reign of Christian Günther, there were extensive building and renovation projects. At the Schloss Sondershausen (link in German), he had the north wing extended and added the west wing with the famous Blue Hall in the Rococo style. The blue and white color scheme was used in honor of the state colors of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Christian Günther particularly loved the Schloss Ebeleben (link in German) where he had spent his childhood. He had the Schloss expanded and completely redesigned the park which became famous for its statues, fountains, and flowers.The Deer Fountain at Schloss Ebeleben; Credit Von CTHOE Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62575314Charlotte Wilhelmine predeceased her husband Christian Günther, dying in 1777, aged 41, but her burial site is unknown. Christian Günther III, aged 58, died on October 14, 1794, and his burial site is also unknown. He was succeeded by his eldest son Günther Friedrich Karl I.Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Resources at Unofficial RoyaltyUnofficial Royalty: Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen IndexUnofficial Royalty: Royal Burial Sites of the Principality of Schwarzburg-SondershausenWorks CitedDe.wikipedia.org. 2020. Christian Günther III. (Schwarzburg-Sondershausen). [online] Available at: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_G%C3%BCnther_III._(Schwarzburg-Sondershausen) [Accessed 11 November 2020].En.wikipedia.org. 2020. Christian Günther III, Prince Of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_G%C3%BCnther_III,_Prince_of_Schwarzburg-Sondershausen [Accessed 11 November 2020].Flantzer, Susan, 2020. Royal Burial Sites Of The Principality Of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. [online] Unofficial Royalty. Available at: http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/royal-burial-sites/german-royal-burial-sites/royal-burial-sites-of-the-principality-of-schwarzburg-sondershausen/ [Accessed 9 November 2020].Share this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitter This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. It is permissible to use a link that directs to Unofficial Royalty.Louise of Great Britain, Queen of Denmark; Credit WikipediaDecember 19, 1154 Coronation of King Henry II of England at Westminster Abbey in London, EnglandUnofficial Royalty: King Henry II of EnglandDecember 19, 1554 – Birth of Filips Willem, Prince of Orange in Buren, Guelders, now part of the Netherlands, then part of the Habsburg NetherlandsUnofficial Royalty: Filips Willem, Prince of OrangeDecember 19, 1594 – Birth of King Gustavus II Adolf of Sweden at Castle Tre Kronor in Stockholm, SwedenWikipedia: King Gustavus II Adolf of SwedenDecember 19, 1683 Birth of King Felipe V of Spain, the first Bourbon King of Spain, born as Philippe of France, Duke of Anjou; son of Louis of France, Le Grand Dauphin and grandson of King Louis XIV of France, at the Palace of Versailles in FranceUnofficial Royalty: King Felipe V of SpainDecember 19, 1751 Death of Princess Louise of Great Britain, Queen of Denmark, daughter of King George II of Great Britain, wife of King Frederik V of Denmark, at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark; buried at Roskilde Cathedral in Roskilde, DenmarkUnofficial Royalty: Princess Louise of Great Britain, Queen of DenmarkDecember 19, 1778 Birth of Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France, daughter of King Louis XVI and wife of Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (Legitimist pretender), at the Palace of Versailles in FranceUnofficial Royalty: Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France, Duchess of AngoulêmeShare this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitter This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. 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The County of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was elevated to the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in 1710.The death of Karl Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen without an heir in 1909 caused the Principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen to be united under Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in a personal union. Following his succession in Sondershausen, Prince Günther Victor dropped the name Rudolstadt from his title and assumed the title Prince of Schwarzburg.At the end of World War I, Prince Günther Victor was the last German prince to renounce his throne, abdicating on November 22, 1918. He made an agreement with the government that awarded him an annual pension and the right to use several of the family residences. The territory that encompassed the Principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen is now located in the German state of Thuringia.*********************Credit WikipediaHeinrich XXXV, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen is considered the most controversial Princes of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Born on November 8, 1689, he was the eldest of the five sons and the third of the eight children of Christian Wilhelm, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and his second wife Wilhelmine Christiane of Saxe-Weimar (1658 1712).Heinrich had seven siblings:Johanna Auguste (1686 1703), died in childhoodChristiane Wilhelmine (1688 1749), unmarriedAugust (1691 1750), married Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg, had six children including Christian Günther III, Prince of Schwarzburg-SondershausenHenriette Ernestine (1692 1759), unmarriedRudolf (1695 1749), unmarriedWilhelm (1699 1762), unmarriedChristian (1700 1749), married Sophie Christine Eberhardine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, had five childrenHeinrich had seven half-siblings from his father’s first marriage to Antonie Sybille of Barby-Mühlingen (1641 1684):Anton Albrecht(1674 1680), died in childhoodAugust Wilhelm (1676 1690), died in childhoodGünther XLIII, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1678 1740), married Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Bernburg, no childrenMagdalene Sophie (1680 1751), married Count Georg Albert von Schönburg-Hartenstein, had seven childrenChristiane Emilie (1681- 1751), married Adolf Friedrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (third wife), had two childrenLuise Albertine (1682 1765), unmarriedAntonie Sibylle (born and died 1684), died in infancyIn 1713, a decree had been issued instituting primogeniture. The reigning Prince s oldest son would be his sole successor, rather than having to share reigning with his younger brother(s) as Heinrich’s father did. This change meant that Heinrich would not be entitled to a share of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Greatly upset with this change and his entire family, Heinrich left the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. He settled at a country estate in Bürgel, now in the German state of Thuringia, but then in the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar where Heinrich’s maternal uncle Wilhelm Ernst was the reigning Duke of Saxe-Weimar.However, Heinrich eventually succeeded to the throne of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. The marriage of Heinrich’s half-brother Günther XLIII, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen produced no children. Upon his half-brother’s death on November 28, 1740, Heinrich became the reigning Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Heinrich returned to Schwarzburg-Sondershausen where he lived at Schloss Sondershausen.Heinrich s Golden Coach; Credit WikipediaHeinrich was emotionally distant from his subjects and often traveled outside his principality. He reveled in ostentatious displays of wealth. For example, he owned a hugely expensive collection of diamonds that gave him the nickname “Prince of Diamonds.” He owned 37 state coaches, including his Golden Coach (link in German), built in Paris, France in 1710, that is now on display in Schloss Sondershausen. Because of his strained relationship with his siblings, Heinrich left his personal possessions to Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.The Seven Years War (1756 1763), a global conflict for supremacy between Great Britain and France, began during the end of Heinrich’s reign and saw disputes between Prussia and Austria which affected the other Germanic monarchies. Heinrich gave no financial support to any forces in the war or any of his affected subjects. He preferred to spend his money on luxuries.Heinrich never married. He died on November 6, 1758, aged 68, and his burial site is unknown. Because he had no children, he was succeeded by Christian Günther III, the eldest son of his younger brother August.Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Resources at Unofficial RoyaltyUnofficial Royalty: Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen IndexUnofficial Royalty: Royal Burial Sites of the Principality of Schwarzburg-SondershausenWorks CitedDe.wikipedia.org. 2020. Heinrich XXXV. (Schwarzburg-Sondershausen). [online] Available at: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_XXXV._(Schwarzburg-Sondershausen) [Accessed 11 November 2020].En.wikipedia.org. 2020. Henry XXXV, Prince Of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_XXXV,_Prince_of_Schwarzburg-Sondershausen [Accessed 11 November 2020].Flantzer, Susan, 2020. Royal Burial Sites Of The Principality Of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. [online] Unofficial Royalty. Available at: http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/royal-burial-sites/german-royal-burial-sites/royal-burial-sites-of-the-principality-of-schwarzburg-sondershausen/ [Accessed 9 November 2020].Share this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitter This article is the intellectual property of Unofficial Royalty and is NOT TO BE COPIED, EDITED, OR POSTED IN ANY FORM ON ANOTHER WEBSITE under any circumstances. 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