George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Georg Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (23 November 1838 - 19 January 1890) was the penultimate sovereign prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Biography

He was born in Rudolstadt the son of Prince Albert of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and his wife Princess Auguste of Solms-Braunfels (1804-1865). Princess Auguste was the daughter of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Solms-Braunfels (1770-1814) and his wife Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778-1841), the daughter of Grand Duke Charles II.

Following the death of his uncle Friedrich Günther on June 28, 1867 his father Albert ascended the throne thereby making Georg the heir apparent with the title Hereditary Prince. His father died on November 26, 1869 two years after ascending the throne, with Georg becoming the new sovereign prince.

During his reign the North German Confederation was dissolved following the victory of the Kingdom of Prussia backed by states of the confederation in the Franco-Prussian War over the Second French Empire. As a result on January 18, 1871 the King of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor and so Prince Georg no longer ruled over an independent state as Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt became a state of the German Empire and therefore Prince Georg was subordinate to the German Emperor. [cite book| last =Ogg| first =Frederic Austin| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =The Governments of Europe| publisher =The Macmillan Company| date =1913| location =New York| pages =204| url =http://mdp.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mdp/pt?id=39015022374733;q1=January%2018%2C%201871;start=1;size=100;view=image;page=root;seq=224;num=224]

Prince Georg never married and following his death in Rudolstadt he was succeeded as prince by his first cousin once removed Günther. He was buried in Stadtkirche in Rudolstadt. [ [http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/schwarzburg/schwarzburgrudolstadt2.htm Royalty guide] ]

Ancestry

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1= Georg, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
2= Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
3= Princess Auguste of Solms-Braunfels
4= Ludwig Friedrich II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
5= Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Homburg
6= Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Solms-Braunfels
7= Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
8= Friedrich Karl, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
9= Princess Friederike of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
10=Landgrave Friedrich V Ludwig of Hesse-Homburg
11=Landgravine Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt
12=Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
13=Countess Sophie Christine Wilhelmine of Solms-Laubach
14=Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
15=Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt

Titles

*"His Serene Highness Prince Georg of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt" (23 November 1838 - 28 June, 1867)
*"His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt" (28 June, 1867 - 26 November, 1869)
*"His Serene Highness The Prince Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt" (26 November, 1869 - 19 January 1890)

References

External links

* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/schwarzburg.html Online Gotha]
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/schwburg/schwburg1.html Genealogy of the House of Schwarzburg]