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Günther XL the Rich Count of Schwarzburg 1499–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1499

Birth Location: Sondershausen

Death Date: 10 Nov 1552

Death Location: Gehren

Father: Henry Schwarzburg

Mother: Magdalena Hohnstein

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Isenburg-Büdingen-Ronneburg

Children(s): Elisabeth Schwarzburg, Graf I, Count VII, Magdalena Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Graf I

The story of Günther XL the Rich Count of Schwarzburg began in 1499 in Sondershausen. Günther XL the Rich Count of Schwarzburg married Elisabeth Of Isenburg Budingen Ronneburg, and had children including Count Of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt Albrecht Vii, Elisabeth Von Schwarzburg, Graf Von Schwarzburg Sondershausen Johannn Gunther I, Graf Zu Schwarzburg Frankenhausen Wilhelm I, Magdalena Von Schwarzburg Rudolstadt. Günther XL the Rich Count of Schwarzburg passed away in 1552 in Gehren.

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Biography

  • The story of Günther XL the Rich Count of Schwarzburg began in 1499 in Sondershausen.
  • Günther XL the Rich Count of Schwarzburg married Elisabeth Of Isenburg Budingen Ronneburg, and had children including Count Of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt Albrecht Vii, Elisabeth Von Schwarzburg, Graf Von Schwarzburg Sondershausen Johannn Gunther I, Graf Zu Schwarzburg Frankenhausen Wilhelm I, Magdalena Von Schwarzburg Rudolstadt.
  • Günther XL the Rich Count of Schwarzburg passed away in 1552 in Gehren.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Schwarzburg
1473–1526
Birth Location: –
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Magdalena Hohnstein
1480–1504
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Isenburg-Büdingen-Ronneburg
1508–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elisabeth Schwarzburg
1541–1612
Birth Location: Sondershausen
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Graf I
1532–1586
Birth Location: Sondershausen
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Count VII
1537–1605
Birth Location: –
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Magdalena Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1530–1565
Birth Location: –
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Graf I
1534–1597
Birth Location: Sondershausen
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Günther Schwarzburg's Ancestors

Self
Günther Schwarzburg
1499–1552
Birth Place: Sondershausen
Parents
Henry XXXI Count of Schwarzburg
1473–1526
Magdalena (von) Hohnstein
1480–1504
Grandparents
Günther (XXXVIII of) Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
1450–1484
Catherine (de) Querfurt
–1521
Graf (von Honstein-Klettenberg Ernst) IV
1440–1508
Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
1418–1488
Elisabeth (Clèves)
1420–1488
Graf XI
1410–1454
Margarethe Waldeck-Landau
1415–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heinrich Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
1388–
Katharina Braunschweig-Lüneburg
–1439
duc I
1373–1448
Marie Bourgogne
1393–1466
Graf II
1370–1426
Anna Stolberg
–1436
Graf III
1367–
Agnes Ziegenhain
1370–

Günther Schwarzburg's Descendants

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Günther (XL the Rich Count of) Schwarzburg (31 Oct 1499–10 Nov 1552) m. Elisabeth (of) Isenburg-Büdingen-Ronneburg (Abt. 1508–)
  1. 1. Elisabeth (von) Schwarzburg 1541–1612 m. John (VII the Dike Builder Count of) Oldenburg 1540–1603
    1. 1. Magdalene (of) Oldenburg 1685–1657 m. Rudolf (Prince of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1576–1621
      1. 1. Prince (of Anhalt-Zerbst John) VI 1621–1667 m. Sophie (Augusta of) Holstein-Gottorp 1630–1680
        1. 1. Karl (Wilhelm Prince of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1652–1718 m. Sophia (of) Saxe-Weissenfels 1654–1724
        2. 2. Prince (of Anhalt-Zerbst John Louis) I 1656–1704 m. Christine (Eleonore of) Zeutsch 1666–1699
        3. 3. Sophie (Auguste of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1663–1694 m. Duke (of Saxe-Weimar Johann Ernst) III 1664–1707
    2. 2. Anton (Günther von) Oldenburg 1583–1667 m. Sophie (Katharina von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1617–1696
      1. 1. Anton (von Aldenburg) I 1633–1680 m. Auguste (Johanna zu) Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1638–1669 m. Charlotte (Amélie de La) Trémoille 1652–1732
        1. 1. Antoinette (Augusta von) Aldenburg 1660–1701 m. Ulrik (Frederik) Gyldenløve 1638–1704
  2. 2. Graf (von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Johannn Günther) I 1532–1586 m. Anna (of) Oldenburg-Delmenhorst 1539–1579
    1. 1. Dorothea (von) Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1579–1639 m. Alexander (von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1573–1627
      1. 1. August (Philipp Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1612–1675 m. Marie (Sibylle of) Nassau-Saarbrücken 1628–1699 m. Clara (von) Oldenburg 1606–1647
        1. 1. Frederick (Louis Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1653–1728 m. Louise (Charlotte of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1658–1740
        2. 2. Sophie (Luise von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1650–1714 m. Friedrich (zu) Lippe-Brake 1638–1684
        3. 3. Dorothea (Amalia von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1656–1739 m. Philipp (I Ernst zu) Schaumburg-Lippe 1659–1723
        4. 4. August (von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1652–1689 m. Hedwig (Luise zu) Schaumburg-Lippe 1650–1731
      2. 2. Ernst (Günther Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1609–1689 m. Auguste (of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 1633–1701
        1. 1. Louise (Charlotte of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1658–1740 m. Frederick (Louis Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1653–1728
        2. 2. Friedrich (Wilhelm Herzog von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1668–1714 m. Sophie (Amalie von) Ahlefeldt 1675–1741
      3. 3. Johann (Christian Duke of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1607–1653 m. Anna (Countess of) Oldenburg-Delmenhorst 1605–1688
        1. 1. Christine (Elisabeth of) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1638–1679 m. Duke (of Saxe-Weimar Johann Ernst) II 1627–1683
      4. 4. Philipp (Ludwig Herzog von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg 1620–1689 m. Anna (Margarete von) Hessen-Homburg 1629–1686 m. Catharina (von) Waldeck-Wildungen 1612–1649
        1. 1. Friedrich (Herzog von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg 1651–1724 m. Charlotte (Prinzessin von) Liegnitz-Brieg-Wohlau 1652–1707
        2. 2. Dorothea (Elisabeth von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg 1645–1725 m. Georg (Ludwig von) Sinzendorf-Neuburg 1616–1681
      5. 5. Sophie (Katharina von) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1617–1696 m. Anton (Günther von) Oldenburg 1583–1667
    2. 2. Count (of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Christian Günther) I 1578–1642 m. Anna (Sibylle of) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1584–1623
      1. 1. Count (of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Anton Günther) I 1620–1666 m. Maria (Magdalena von) Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld 1622–1689
        1. 1. Prince (of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Christian Wilhelm) I 1647–1721 m. Antonie (Sybille of) Barby-Mühlingen 1641–1684 m. Wilhelmine (Christiane of) Saxe-Weimar 1658–1712
        2. 2. Anna (Dorothea von) Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1645–1716 m. Heinrich (IV) Reuss 1650–1686
      2. 2. Christian (Günther von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen) II 1616–1666 m. Sophie (Dorothea von) Mörsberg 1624–1685
        1. 1. Sophie (Dorothea von) Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1647–1708 m. Ernst (zu) Stolberg 1650–1710
      3. 3. Katharina (Elisabeth von) Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1617–1701 m. Heinrich (II) Reuss 1602–1670
        1. 1. Heinrich (IV) Reuss 1650–1686 m. Anna (Dorothea von) Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1645–1716
  3. 3. Count (of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Albrecht) VII 1537–1605 m. Juliane (of) Nassau-Dillenburg 1546–1588
    1. 1. Count (of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Louis Günther) I 1581–1646 m. Emilie (of) Oldenburg-Delmenhorst 1614–1670
      1. 1. Albert (Anton Prince of) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1641–1710 m. Emilie (Juliane of) Barby-Mühlingen 1637–1706
        1. 1. Prince (of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Louis Frederick) I 1667–1718 m. Anne (Sophie of) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1670–1728
    2. 2. Sophie (von) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1579–1630 m. Count (of Barby-Mühlingen Jobst) II 1544–1609
      1. 1. Count (of Barby-Mühlingen Albert Frederick) I 1597–1641 m. Sophia (Ursula of) Oldenburg-Delmenhorst 1601–1642
        1. 1. Antonie (Sybille of) Barby-Mühlingen 1641–1684 m. Prince (of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Christian Wilhelm) I 1647–1721
        2. 2. Emilie (Juliane of) Barby-Mühlingen 1637–1706 m. Albert (Anton Prince of) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1641–1710
        3. 3. Juliana (Sophia of) Barby-Mühlingen 1636–1677 m. Enno (Ludwig Prince of East) Frisia 1632–1660
      2. 2. Agnes (Elisabeth von) Barby-Mühlingen 1600–1651 m. Johann (Martin zu) Stolberg-Stolberg 1594–1669
        1. 1. Christoph (Ludwig zu) Stolberg-Stolberg 1634–1704 m. Luise (Christiane von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1636–1697
    3. 3. Anna (Sibylle of) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1584–1623 m. Count (of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Christian Günther) I 1578–1642
    4. 4. Magdalena (von) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1580–1652 m. Heinrich (II Reuss zu) Gera 1572–1635
      1. 1. Ernestine Reuss 1618–1650 m. Otto (Albrecht von) Schönburg-Waldenburg 1601–1681
        1. 1. Ernestine (von) Schönburg-Hartenstein 1642–1713 m. Friedrich (Sigismund I zu) Solms-Baruth 1627–1696
        2. 2. Otto (Ludwig von) Schönburg-Waldenburg 1643–1701 m. Sophia (Magdalena von) Leiningen-Westerburg 1651–1726
        3. 3. Juliana (Marie von) Schönburg 1645–1683 m. Christian (Ernst von) Schönburg 1655–1718
      2. 2. Heinrich (X (II) Reuss zu) Lobenstein 1621–1671 m. Maria (Sibylle Reuss zu) Obergreiz 1625–1675
        1. 1. Heinrich (III Reuss zu) Lobenstein 1648–1710 m. Maria (Christine von) Leiningen-Westerburg 1650–1714
        2. 2. Count (of Reuss-Ebersdorf Heinrich) X 1662–1711 m. Erdmuthe (Benigna of) Solms-Laubach 1670–1732
      3. 3. Heinrich (III) Reuss 1603–1640 m. Juliana (Elisabeth von) Salm-Neufville 1602–1653
        1. 1. Heinrich (I) Reuss 1639–1692 m. Anna (Elisabeth von) Sinzendorf 1659–1683 m. Esther (zu) Hardegg 1634–1676
      4. 4. Heinrich (II) Reuss 1602–1670 m. Katharina (Elisabeth von) Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 1617–1701
  4. 4. Magdalena (von) Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1530–1565 m. Johann (Albrecht Graf zu) Mansfeld-Arnstein 1522–1586
    1. 1. Graf (von Mansfeld-Arnstein Wilhelm) V 1555–1615 m. Mathilde (von) Nassau-Dillenburg 1570–1625
      1. 1. Sophia (Dorothea von) Mansfeld-Arnstein 1593–1617 m. Heinrich (Wilhelm Graf zu) Solms-Sonnenwalde 1583–1632
        1. 1. Anna (Sibylle von) Solms-Laubach 1615–1635 m. Joachim (Ernst von) Öttingen-Öttingen 1612–1658
    2. 2. Dorothea (von) Mansfeld-Arnstein 1561–1594 m. Fürst (von Anhalt-Dessau Johann Georg) I 1567–1618
  5. 5. Graf (zu Schwarzburg-Frankenhausen Wilhelm) I 1534–1597 m. Clara (of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1571–1658 m. Elisabeth Schlick –1590

Günther Schwarzburg's Timeline

2 Records

1499
31 Oct 1499
Birth of Günther XL the Rich Count of Schwarzburg in Sondershausen
Sondershausen
1552
10 Nov 1552
Age 53
Death of Günther XL the Rich Count of Schwarzburg in Gehren
Gehren

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1499
    Event Place: Sondershausen

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1552
    Event Place: Gehren
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