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The House of Schwarzburg is one of the oldest noble families of Thuringia. Upon the death of Prince Friedrich Günther in 1971, the headship of the house passed under Semi-Salic primogeniture to his elder sister, Princess Marie Antoinette of Schwarzburg who married Friedrich Magnus V, Count of Solms-Wildenfels. The House of Schwarzburg subsequently became a personal union with the House of Solms-Wildenfels.[1][2] 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.
The County of Schwarzburg was a state of the Frederick I Barbarossa during his campaign against High Duke Bolesław IV the Curly of Poland.
In 1197 Sizzo's grandson Heinrich II divided the common heritage with his brother Günther III and made Schwarzburg Castle his residence. His territory then also comprised the nearby castle of Blankenburg.
The most famous family member is Günther von Schwarzburg. In 1349 he was elected as German king by the majority of electors. But due to less support he renounced some month later and died shortly after.
The Schwarzburg lands were again divided among his successors until in 1538 Count Günther XL the Rich was able to unite the territories including Frankenhausen and Rudolstadt under his rule. He was succeeded by his eldest son Günther XLI, however after his death in 1583 his younger brothers again divided the county: John Günther I received the territory around Arnstadt, later called Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, while Albrecht VII inherited the lands of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. The partition was finally confirmed by the 1599 Treaty of Stadtilm.
County divided
County divided again in 1571
1 Transcontinental country. 2 Entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe.
After partitions:
House of Habsburg, House of Vasa, House of Bonaparte, House of Oldenburg, House of Romanov
Dynasty, Napoleon III, Napoleon, Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleonic Wars
Dynasty, House of Savoy, House of Lorraine, Kingdom of Hungary, House of Vasa
House of Vasa, House of Savoy, House of Bonaparte, House of Habsburg, House of Romanov
Ernestine duchies, Thuringia, Weimar, Hamburg, Eisenach
World War I, German Empire, Hamburg, Saxony, Ernestine duchies
Hamburg, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Ernestine duchies, Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
Hamburg, Germany, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Lower Saxony
Ernestine duchies, Thuringia, Hamburg, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt