Christian Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
February 14, 2024
Christian Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (11 May 1578 – 25 November 1642) was the ruling Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen from 1601 until his death.
Christian Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Christian Günther I and his brothers were still minors when their father died in 1586 and they inherited Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Their uncles Counts Anthony I (1505–1573) and John VII (1540–1603) of Oldenburg took up the regency. Later, the brothers ruled jointly.
In 1593, they inherited the County of Honstein, according to an inheritance treaty from 1433. However, other relatives of the Counts of Honstein also claimed the County, and after a lengthy dispute, the Counts of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen only received a small part of Honstein.
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen suffered badly during the Thirty Years' War, especially the city of Arnstadt and its surroundings. The brothers did their best to try to mitigate the burdens of war.
On 15 November 1612, Christian Günther I married Anna Sibylle (1584–1623), the daughter of Count Albert VII of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. They had the following children:
Anna Juliane (1613–1652)
John Günther III (1615–1616)
Christian Günther II (1616–1666), nicknamed the Pious, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Arnstadt
Catharina Elisabeth (1617–1701), married Henry II of Reuss-Gera
Sophie Eleanor (1618–1631)
Anton Günther I (1620–1666), Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Louis Günther II (1621–1681), Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Ebeleben
Sophie Elisabeth (1622–1677)
Clara Sabine (1623–1654)
Referencesedit
Friedrich Apfelstedt: Das Haus Kevernburg-Schwarzburg von seinem Ursprunge bis auf unsere Zeit, Arnstadt, 1890
Dr. Kamill von Behr: Genealogie der in Europa regierenden Fürstenhäuser, Leipzig, 1870
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