Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Grafschaft Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Fürstentum 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 — Free State of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen • Flag S1 — Flagge Fürstentümer Schwarzburg.svg • Image Flag — Flag of Schwarzburg Sondershausen.svg • Flag Caption — Flag • Image Coat — File:Coat of Arms of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.svg • Symbol Type — Coat of arms • Image Map — Schwarzburg-Sondershausen in the German Reich (1871).svg • Image Map Caption — Schwarzburg-Sondershausen within the German Empire • Capital — Sondershausen • Illustration — Karl Günther, the last Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen • Illustration — The castle at Sondershausen Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with its capital at Sondershausen.
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Grafschaft Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Fürstentum 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 — Free State of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen • Flag S1 — Flagge Fürstentümer Schwarzburg.svg • Image Flag — Flag of Schwarzburg Sondershausen.svg • Flag Caption — Flag • Image Coat — File:Coat of Arms of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.svg • Symbol Type — Coat of arms • Image Map — Schwarzburg-Sondershausen in the German Reich (1871).svg • Image Map Caption — Schwarzburg-Sondershausen within the German Empire • Capital — Sondershausen • Illustration — Karl Günther, the last Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen • Illustration — The castle at Sondershausen Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with its capital at Sondershausen.
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• Conventional Long Name — County of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
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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 km 2 (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.
Counts of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
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
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
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
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