Schwarzburg
Schwarzburg was a Thuringian county of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the House of Schwarzburg from Arnstadt. In 1337 the family held divided lands in Thuringia.
Count Günther XXI was elected German king in 1349, but renounced the crown and died within months. Günther the Rich reunited the family lands in 1538; after 1583 his sons divided them again, with John Günther taking Arnstadt and Albrecht taking Rudolstadt. The Treaty of Stadtilm confirmed the division in 1599; both lines became principalities in 1697.
Characters
- Agnes of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
- Elizabeth of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
- Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
- Elisabeth of Hohnstein
- Elisabeth of Weimar-Orlamünde
- Günther von Schwarzburg
- Gunther XI of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
- Henry VI, Count of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
- Henry VII, Count of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
- Henry IX, Count of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
- Jutta of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
- Sophie of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg