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Gunther Victor SCHW

Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg





Reign[]

Title Prince of Schwarzburg Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Reign March 28, 1909 - November 22, 1918 (9 years) January 19, 1890 - March 28, 1909 (19 years)
Predecessor Charles Gonthier, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen George Albert, Princ of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Successor Monarchy Abolished Duchy merged with Schwarzburg-Sondershausen


Life Data[]

Full Name Günther Victor
House Schwarzburg
Birth August 21, 1852
Birthplace Rudolstadt, Germany
Death April 21, 1925 (72 years)
Deathplace Sondershausen, Germany


Parents[]

Father Adolf, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Birth September 27, 1801
Marriage September 27, 1847 - July 1, 1875 (27 years, died)
Death July 1, 1875 (73 years)


Mother Mathilde, Princess of Schönburg-Waldenburg
Birth November 18, 1826
Death March 22, 1914 (87 years)


Siblings[]

Sibling 1 Marie, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Birth January 29, 1850
Marriage Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823-83, m.1868-83, 15 years widowed)
Children Elisabeth Alexandrine, Friedrich Wilhelm, Adolf Friedrich, Henry
Death April 22, 1922 (72 years)


Sibling 2 Thekla, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt August 12, 1859 - February 5, 1939 (79 years)
Sibling 3 Louise, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt January 5, 1862 - June 7, 1867 (5 years)


Paternal Grandparents[]

Paternal Grandfather Charles Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Birth August 23, 1771
Father Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1736-93)
Mother Friederike, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1745-78)
Marriage June 19, 1793 - February 4, 1825 (31 years, died)
Death February 4, 1825 (53 years)


Paternal Grandmother Louise Ulrike, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg
Birth October 26, 1772
Father Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1748-1820)
Mother Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1746-1821)
Children 4 sons, 2 daughters
Death September 18, 1854 (81 years)


Maternal Grandparents[]

Maternal Grandfather Otto Victor, Prince of Schõnburg-Waldenburg
Birth March 1, 1785
Father Otto Karl Friedrich, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg (1758-1800)
Mother Henriette Eleonore, Countess of Reuss-Köstritz (1755-1829)
Marriage April 11, 1817 - February 16, 1859 (41 years, died)
Death February 16, 1859 (73 years)


Maternal Grandmother Thekla, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Birth February 23, 1795
Father Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767-1807)
Mother Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (1771-1854)
Children 4 sons, 5 daughters
Death January 4, 1861 (65 years)


Marriage[]

Wife Anna Louise, Princess of Schönburg-Waldenburg
Birth February 19, 1871
Father Georg, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg (1828-1900)
Mother Luise, Princess of Bentheim-Tecklenburg (1844-1922)
Marriage December 9, 1891 - April 21, 1925 (33 years, died)
Death November 7, 1951 (80 years)