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Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

German Principality 1599–1918

Field	Value
native_name	de
conventional_long_name	County (Principality) of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
common_name	Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
era	Middle Ages
status	Vassal
status_text	State of the Holy Roman Empire,
State of the Confederation of the Rhine,
State of the German Confederation,
State of the North German Confederation,
State of the German Empire,
State of the Weimar Republic
empire	Holy Roman Empire
government_type	Principality
title_leader	Prince
leader1	Anton Günther II (first)
year_leader1	1697–1716
leader2	Günther Victor (last)
year_leader2	1909–1918
event_start	Partitioned from
Schwarzburg
year_start	1599
event_end	German Revolution
year_end	1918
event1	Raised to Principality
date_event1	1697
event_post	Merged into Thuringia
date_post	1920
p1	House of Schwarzburg#Rulers of SchwarzburgCounty of Schwarzburg
flag_p1	Flagge Fürstentümer Schwarzburg.svg
s1	State of Thuringia (1920–1952)Thuringia
flag_s1	Flag of Thuringia (state).svg
image_flag	Flag of Schwarzburg Sondershausen.svg
image_coat	File:Coat of Arms of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.svg
image_map	Schwarzburg-Sondershausen in the German Reich (1871).svg
image_map_caption	Schwarzburg-Sondershausen within the German Empire
image_map2	SchwarzburgSondershausen.png
image_map2_caption	Schwarzburg-Sondershausen within Thuringia
capital	Sondershausen

State of the Confederation of the Rhine, State of the German Confederation, State of the North German Confederation, State of the German Empire, State of the Weimar Republic Schwarzburg

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with its capital at Sondershausen.

History

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a county (earldom) until 1697. In that year, it became a principality, which lasted until the fall of the German monarchies in 1918, during the German Revolution of 1918–1919. After the German Revolution, it became the Free State of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and joined the Weimar Republic as a constituent state. In 1920, it joined with other small states in the area to form the new state of Thuringia.

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen had an area of 862 km2 (333 sq. mi.) and a population of 85,000 (1905). Towns placed in the state were: Arnstadt, Sondershausen, Gehren, Langewiesen, Großbreitenbach, Ebeleben, Großenehrich, Greußen and Plaue.

Rulers of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, 1552–1918

Counts of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

1552–1586 John Günther I
1586–1631 Günther XLII, with Anton Henry, John Günther II and Christian Günther I
1631–1638 Günther XLII, with Anton Henry and Christian Günther I
1638–1642 Günther XLII, with Christian Günther I
1642–1643 Günther XLII, with Anton Günther I
1643–1666 Anton Günther I
1666–1697 Christian William, with Anton Günther II

Raised to Principality in 1697

Princes of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

1697–1716: Anton Günther II
1697 – 10 May 1721: Christian William
10 May 1721 – 28 November 1740: Günther XLIII
28 November 1740 – 6 November 1758: Henry XXXV
6 November 1758 – 14 October 1794: Christian Günther III
14 October 1794 – 19 August 1835: Günther Friedrich Karl I
19 August 1835 – 17 July 1880: Günther Friedrich Karl II
17 July 1880 – 28 March 1909: Karl Günther United under Prince Günther Victor of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
28 March 1909 – November 1918: Günther Victor

Villages with more than 2000 people

Village	Inhabitants
December 1, 1910
Arnstadt	17,841
Sondershausen	7759
Langewiesen	3814
Greußen	3348
Großbreitenbach	3255
Gehren	2917
Geschwenda	2291

References

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