Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg
| Friedrich Günther | |
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| Prince of Schwarzburg | |
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| Born |
5 March 1901 Großharthau, Kingdom of Saxony |
| Died | 9 November 1971 (aged 70) Munich, West Germany |
| Spouse | Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
| House | House of Schwarzburg |
| Father | Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg |
| Mother | Princess Alexandra of Anhalt |
Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg (5 March 1901 - 9 November 1971) was the final head of the House of Schwarzburg and heir to the formerly sovereign principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
He was born in Großharthau in the Kingdom of Saxony the son of Prince Sizzo von Leutenberg (1860–1926) and his wife Princess Alexandra of Anhalt (1868–1958). On April 21, 1896 his father had been recognised as a dynast of the house as Prince Sizzo of Schwarzburg, having previously lacked succession rights due to his parents' morganatic marriage. In 1909 the two Schwarzburg principalities were united in a personal union under Prince Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. This followed the extinction of the elder Sondershausen branch, at which point Friedrich Günther became second in line to the united principality, following Sizzo. But the German Revolution prompted Prince Günther to abdicate on November 22, 1918 thereby ending the rule of the House of Schwarzburg.
After Prince Günther's death on April 16, 1925, Sizzo succeeded as head of the deposed princely House of Schwarzburg until his own death on March 24, 1926, which left his son Friedrich Günther as the head of the family and claimant to the throne of the Principality of Schwarzburg.
Prince Friedrich Günther was married on April 7, 1938 at Heinrichau (today: Henryków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Silesia) to Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1911–1988), eldest daughter of William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The marriage proved short-lived and less than a year later on November 1, 1938 they were divorced, without children.
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