House of Schwarzburg
The House of Schwarzburg was one of the oldest noble families of Thuringia, which is in modern-day central Germany. Upon the death of Prince Friedrich Günther in 1971, a claim to the headship of the house passed under Semi-Salic primogeniture to his elder sister, Princess Marie Antoinette of Schwarzburg who married Friedrich Magnus V, Count of Solms-Wildenfels. Reigning over the County of Schwarzburg and founded by Sizzo I of Schwarzburg (died 1160), the family split in the 16th century into the lines of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, with the Sondershausen dying out in 1909.
| Schwarzburg | |
|---|---|
| Country | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Founder | Sizzo I, Count of Schwarzburg |
| Final ruler | Prince Günther Victor |
| Titles | Count, Prince |
| Deposition | 1918 |
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