Georg Albert (Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt)

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Georg Albert von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (born  November 23, 1838 in Rudolstadt ; † January 19, 1890 ibid) was Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Prussian general of the cavalry from 1869 to 1890 . The prince came from the Schwarzburg family .

Georg Albert von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Life

Georg Albert was the only surviving child of Prince Albert von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and his wife Auguste, née Princess zu Solms-Braunfels . In his childhood Georg Albert was mainly interested in horses and the military. So a so-called Kindergarde consisting of noble children and sons of civil servants was formed. Uniforms and weapons were specially made for this purpose. Georg Albert created children's drawings with motifs from the world of soldiers with great talent. He was also a good rider. He later studied legal history, philosophy and economics in Göttingen from the age of 18 . The subsequent study period in Bonn was short. He had been a member of the Corps Borussia Bonn since 1865 . The reason for the short study was the desire to enter the Prussian military service.

He served in 1859 as a first lieutenant in the Garde du Corps regiment . In 1864 he became an orderly officer of Lieutenant General Gustav von der Mülbe . During the campaign in 1864 he participated in the assault on the Düppeler Schanzen . He participated in the German War of 1866 as Rittmeister in the Cuirassier Regiment No. 4 . After his father's death in 1869 he became the ruling prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Nevertheless, he stayed in the Prussian military. During the Franco-Prussian War he was a member of the General Staff of the 8th Infantry Division . Georg Albert was involved in the battles of Sedan and Beaumont . He was present at the proclamation of the German Empire in Versailles . In 1876 he became chief of the Magdeburg Dragoon Regiment No. 6 stationed in Schmiedeberg, Kemberg and Graefenhainichen . For the duration of the autumn exercises from August 5, 1880, Prince Georg Albert was commissioned to lead the 8th Division . On March 22, 1883 he was promoted to general of the cavalry and on June 25, 1886 he was knight of the Order of the Black Eagle .

As a troop leader, Georg Albert loved petty inspections and as a sovereign he observed the people of Rudolstadt with a telescope from the Heidecksburg. He left government work to his ministry. During his reign, by refusing to raise taxes for military purposes in 1870, the state parliament forced the introduction of a relatively progressive right to vote. This involved general, direct and secret elections for male nationals. The prince's direct influence on the state parliament was made impossible. The Social Democrats criticized the sovereign for ideological reasons and because of his private wealth. The button maker August Welke had received the first mandate of a German state parliament for the Social Democrats in 1871 in the subordinate rule of Frankenhausen . In 1871, the prince also handed over foreign and defense policy and legislation in economic and transport matters to the German Reich . Georg Albert was protector of the Kyffhäuser monument .

The unmarried prince died at the age of 51 and was buried in St. Andreas (Rudolstadt) . He was succeeded by Günther Victor (Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt) , a second cousin.

See also

literature

  • The princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Thuringian State Museum Heidecksburg, Rudolstadt 1997 (3rd edition 2001), ISBN 3-910013-27-9 .
  • Heinrich Friedrich Theodor Apfelstedt : The House of Kevernburg-Schwarzburg from its origins to our time: shown in the family tables of its main and secondary lines and with biographical notes on the most important members of the same. Bertram, Sondershausen 1890, ISBN 3-910132-29-4 .
  • Max Boettcher: Prince Georg von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Rudolstadt 1890 ( digitized version )
  • Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 8, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 367632837 , pp. 138-139, no. 2523.
  • Heinrich Schöppl: The regents of the principality Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Rudolstadt 1915.

Web links

Commons : Georg, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 19/432.
  2. ↑ Theodor Toeche-Mittler: The imperial proclamation in Versailles on January 18, 1871 with a directory of the festival participants. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1896.
  3. ↑ H. Schnaebeli: photographs of the imperial proclamation in Versailles. Berlin 1871.
  4. ↑ a b Ulrich Hess: History of Thuringia 1866 to 1914. Verlag Hermann Böhlaus Successor, Weimar 1991, ISBN 3-7400-0077-5 , p. 241.
  5. ↑ Ulrich Hess: History of Thuringia 1866 to 1914. P. 243.
predecessor Office successor
Albert Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1869–1890 		Günther Victor
personal data
SURNAME Georg Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Georg Albert von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Prussian general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Rudolstadt
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 1890
Place of death Rudolstadt