Günther Friedrich Karl II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Günther Friedrich Karl II of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (24 September 1801 – 15 September 1889) was the ruling Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen following his father's abdication in 1835 until his own abdication in 1880. After Schwarzburg-Sondershausen joined the North German Confederation, he joined the Royal Prussian Army, and in 1879 became General of the Infantry.

Günther Friedrich Karl II
Prince Günther Friedrich Karl II, 1837
Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Reign19 August 1835 – 17 July 1880
PredecessorGünther Friedrich Karl I
SuccessorCharles Gonthier
Born(1801-09-24)24 September 1801
Sondershausen
Died15 September 1889(1889-09-15) (aged 87)
Sondershausen
Spouse
Princess Caroline of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
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(m. 1827; died 1833)​

Princess Mathilde zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen
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(m. 1835; div. 1852)​
IssueGünther Friedrich Karl Alexander
Elisabeth Caroline Louise
Karl Günther
Leopold
Marie
Hugh
HouseHouse of Schwarzburg
FatherGünther Friedrich Karl I
MotherCaroline of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
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