Reign[]
| Title | Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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| Reign | October 14, 1794 - August 19, 1835 (40 years) |
| Predecessor | Christian Günther III, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
| Successor | Günther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
Life Data[]
| Full Name | Günther Friedrich Karl |
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| House | Schwarzburg |
| Birth | January 1, 1760 |
| Birthplace | Sondershausen, Germany |
| Death | April 22, 1837 (77 years) |
| Deathplace | Sondershausen, Germany |
Parents[]
| Father | Christian Günther III, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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| Birth | June 24, 1736 |
| Marriage | February 4, 1759 - April 26, 1777 (18 years, widowed) |
| Death | October 14, 1794 (58 years) |
| Mother | Charlotte Wilhelmine, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg |
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| Birth | August 25, 1737 |
| Death | April 26, 1777 (39 years) |
Siblings[]
| Sibling 1 | Catharina, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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| Birth | August 2, 1762 |
| Marriage | Friedrich Christian, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1763-91, m.1790-91, 1 year widowed) |
| Children | Güntherine |
| Death | January 31, 1801 (38 years) |
| Sibling 2 | Günther Albrecht, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | September 6, 1767 - June 23, 1833 (65 years) |
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| Sibling 3 | Caroline, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | February 19, 1769 - August 1, 1819 (50 years) |
| Sibling 4 | Albertine, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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| Birth | April 5, 1771 |
| Marriage | Ferdinand Frederick Augustus, Duke of Württemberg (1763-1834, m.1795-1801, 6 years divorced) |
| Death | April 25, 1829 (58 years) |
| Sibling 5 | John Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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| Birth | June 24, 1772 |
| Marriage | Güntherine, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1791-1875, m.1811-42, 31 years died) |
| Children | Karl, Luise, Karl, Charlotte |
| Death | November 16, 1842 (70 years) |
Paternal Grandparents[]
| Paternal Grandfather | August I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
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| Birth | April 27, 1691 |
| Father | Christian Wilhelm I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1645-1721) |
| Mother | Antonie Sibylle, Countess of Barby-Mühlingen (1641-84) |
| Marriage | July 21, 1721 - October 27, 1750 (29 years, died) |
| Death | October 27, 1750 (59 years) |
| Paternal Grandmother | Charlotte Sophie, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg |
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| Birth | May 21, 1696 |
| Father | Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1668-1721) |
| Mother | Sophie Albertine, Countess of Solms-Sonnenwalde (1672-1708) |
| Children | 4 sons, 2 daughters |
| Death | July 22, 1762 (66 years) |
Maternal Grandparents[]
| Maternal Grandfather | Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg |
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| Birth | September 20, 1700 |
| Father | Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1668-1721) |
| Mother | Sophie Albertine, Countess of Solms-Sonnenwalde (1672-1708) |
| First Marriage | Louise, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau (1709-32, m.1724-32, 8 years widowed) |
| Second Marriage | Albertine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1712-50, m.1733-50, 17 years widowed) |
| Third Marriage | Konstanze Friederike Schmidt, Baroness von Bähr (1720-67, m.1752-65, 13 years died) |
| Death | May 18, 1765 (64 years) |
| Maternal Grandmother | Albertine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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| Birth | April 21, 1712 |
| Father | Albert Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1672-1731) |
| Mother | Maria Dorothea, Princess of Courland (1684-1743( |
| Children | 1 son, 4 daughters |
| Death | September 7, 1750 (38 years) |
Marriage[]
| Wife | Caroline, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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| Birth | January 21, 1774 |
| Father | Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1736-93) |
| Mother | Friederike, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1745-78) |
| Marriage | June 23, 1799 - April 22, 1837 (37 years, died) |
| Death | January 11, 1854 (79 years) |
Child 1[]
| Full Name | Emilie Friederike |
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| Birth | April 23, 1800 |
| Death | April 2, 1867 (66 years) |
| Husband | Leopold II, Prince of Lippe (1796-1851) | April 23, 1820 - January 1, 1851 (30 years, widowed) |
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| 1. | Leopold III, Prince of Lippe (1821-75) |
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| 2. | Luise, Princess of Lippe (1822-87) | |
| 3. | Woldemar, Prince of Lippe (1824-95) |
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| 4. | Friederike, Princess of Lippe (1825-97) | |
| 5. | Friedrich, Prince of Lippe (1827-54) | |
| 6. | Hermann, Prince of Lippe (1829-84) | |
| 7. | Alexander, Prince of Lippe (1831-1905) | |
| 8. | Karl, Prince of Lippe (1832-34) | |
| 9. | Pauline, Princess of Lippe (1834-1906) | |
Child 2[]
| Full Name | Günther Friedrich Karl |
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| Birth | September 24, 1801 |
| Death | September 15, 1889 (87 years) |
| First Wife | Caroline, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1809-33) | March 12, 1827 - March 29, 1833 (6 years, widowed) |
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| Second Wife | Mathilde, Princess of Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1814-88) | May 29, 1835 - May 5, 1852 (16 years, divorced) |
| 1. | Günther Friedrich Karl, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1828-33) | |
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| 2. | Elisabeth Caroline Louise, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1829-93) | |
| 3. | Charles Gonthier, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1830-1909) |
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| 4. | Leopold, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1832-1906) | |
| 5. | Marie, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1837-1921) |
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| 6. | Hugo, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1839-71) |