Henry VI, Count of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

Henry VI, also numbered Henry VII (before 1285–1324), ruled Schwarzburg-Blankenburg, which he inherited from his father Count Henry V; his mother was Sophie of Halych. In 1290 he received Blankenburg, adding Wachsenburg and Stadtilm in 1306 and Saalfeld in 1323.

His son by Christina of Gleichen, Günther XXI, was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt in 1349 against Charles IV. Henry died on 11 November 1324 on campaign in Brandenburg and was buried in Berlin's Grey Monastery.