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|conventional_long_name = County (Principality) of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen|common_name = Schwarzburg-Sondershausen|era = Middle Ages|status = VassalStates of the Holy Roman Empire>State of the Holy Roman Empire, States of the Confederation of the Rhine of the Confederation of the Rhine, States of the German Confederation>State of the German Confederation, States of the North German Confederation of the North German Confederation, States of the German Empire>State of the German Empire, State of the Weimar Republic|empire = Holy Roman Empire|government_type = Principality|title_leader = Prince Anton Günther II, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Arnstadt>Anton Günther II {{small|(first)}}|year_leader1 = 1697–1716Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg>Günther Victor {{small|(last)}}|year_leader2 = 1909–19184}}Schwarzburg|date_start =|year_start = 1599German Revolution of 1918–1919>German Revolution|date_end =|year_end = 1918Fürst>Principality|date_event1 = 1697|event_post = Merged into Thuringia|date_post = 1920|p1 = House of Schwarzburg#Rulers of Schwarzburg{{!}}County of Schwarzburg|flag_p1 = Flagge Fürstentümer Schwarzburg.svg|s1 = Thuringia|flag_s1 = Flag of Thuringia (state).svg|image_flag = Flagge Fürstentum Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.png|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}}File:Karl Gunther Schwarzburg.jpg|thumb|Karl Günther, the last Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen]]File:Schloss Sondershausen.jpg|thumb|The castle at SondershausenSondershausenSchwarzburg-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 a republic 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

{{Further|House of Schwarzburg #Rulers of Schwarzburg}}

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 â€“ 10 May 1721: Christian William
• 10 May 1721 â€“ 28 November 1740: Günther XLIII
• 28 November 1740 â€“ 6 November 1758: Henry XXXV
• 6 November 1758 â€“ 14 October 1794: Christian Günther III
• 14 October 1794 â€“ 19 August 1835: Günther Friedrich Karl I
• 19 August 1835 â€“ 17 July 1880: Günther Friedrich Karl II
• 17 July 1880 â€“ 28 March 1909: Karl Günther

United under Prince Günther Victor of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

• 28 March 1909 â€“ November 1918: Günther Victor

Villages with more than 2000 people {| class"wikitable" border"1"

---- bgcolor="#FFDEAD"! Village! InhabitantsDecember 1, 1910| Arnstadt17,841| Sondershausen7759| Langewiesen3814| Greußen3348| Großbreitenbach3255| Gehren2917| Geschwenda2291

See also

• House of Schwarzburg

References

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External links

• EB1911, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen,

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