Anton Günther I (Schwarzburg-Sondershausen)
Anton Günther I von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (born January 9, 1620 - † August 19, 1666 ) ruled as count in the residential city of Sondershausen from 1642 .
Life
Count Anton Günther I was the son of Count Christian Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1578–1642), and his wife Countess Anna Sibille (1584–1623), daughter of Count Albrecht VII of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
After the death of the father, the brothers divided the county among themselves and Anton Günther I received the subordinate rule with the exception of the offices that his brother Ludwig Günther II got.
He did a lot for the churches and schools, laid the foundation stone for the town church of Sondershausen , which burned down in 1621, and rebuilt the parish and school buildings that burned down in 1657.
progeny
Anton Günther I had been married to Marie Magdalene (1622–1689), daughter of Count Georg Wilhelm von Pfalz-Zweibrück-Birkenfeld , since October 29, 1644 , and had the following children with her:
- Anna Dorothee (1645–1716) ∞ Heinrich IV. Reuss-Greiz (1650–1686)
- Christian Wilhelm (1647–1721), Count and since 1697 Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Clara Juliane (1648–1739)
- Eleonore Sophie (1650–1718), Dean of Quedlinburg
- Anton Günther II. (1653–1716), Count and since 1697 Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen zu Arnstadt
- Marie Magdalene (1655-1727)
- Georg Friedrich or Rudolf (1657)
- Georg Ernst (1658-1659)
- Ludwig Günther III. (1660)
- Johanne Elisabeth (1662-1720)
See also
literature
- Friedrich Apfelstedt : The House of Kevernburg-Schwarzburg from its origins to our time. Arnstadt 1890.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anton Günther I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Anton Günther I. von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Sondershausen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1620 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 1666 |