Sizzo from Schwarzburg
Prince Günther Sizzo von Leutenberg , from 1896 Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt , from 1910 Prince zu Schwarzburg (born June 3, 1860 in Rudolstadt ; † March 24, 1926 in Großharthau ) succeeded the last ruling Prince Günther Victor von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ( 1852–1925). However, due to Günther Victor's abdication as a result of the November Revolution of 1918, he could no longer take the throne as the ruling Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen .
Life
Sizzo came from the old Thuringian noble family of the Schwarzburger . His parents were Prince Friedrich Günther von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1793–1867) and his unequal wife Helene, née Countess von Reina. This was a biological daughter of Prince Georg von Anhalt-Dessau and adopted daughter of Prince Wilhelm von Anhalt-Dessau . Due to the November Revolution and the abolition of the monarchies in 1918, Sizzo no longer followed Günther Victor von Schwarzburg as prince of the principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, which had been in personal union since 1909 .
He and his twin sister Helene were born on 2/3. Born June 1860 in Rudolstadt. Sizzo's father awarded the two newborns the title Prince and Princess von Leutenberg, respectively . His sister married Prince Hans von Schoenaich-Carolath in 1884 and died on May 17, 1937 in Hanover . After the death of his father, Sizzo inherited the possessions in Harthau and Goldbach . Since he was only seven years old, his possessions were administered for him. Prince Albert von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt took over government affairs . He died two years later, and his son Georg Albert became Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in 1869. After the Prince's death in 1890, Günther Victor von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt became regent.
In 1875, Sizzo was confirmed by Superintendent Schorch. In Breslau , in 1880, Sizzo joined the body cuirassier regiment "Great Elector" No. 1 . On March 29, 1881, the prince was made lieutenant . In 1887, during his two-and-a-half-year assignment to the embassy in Brussels , he was challenged for the title of nobility " Your Highness ". In the autumn of 1890, Sizzo received the Schwarzburg Order from Prince Günther Victor. This was donated by his father. In the same year he received news of difficulties on his property in Harthau and Goldbach. He then said goodbye to military service and moved to Harthau in October 1892. In the following year, the renovation of almost all buildings began, which took around ten years. The inn was thoroughly renovated in 1899/1900. The inauguration took place in autumn 1900. As a reminder of the prince's Schwarzburger descent, the inn was now called "Zum Kyffhäuser", because the Kyffhäuser Mountains belonged to the principality.
On June 2, 1896, Sizzo, as Prince von Leutenberg, was awarded the succession to the throne in Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Sizzo then called himself "Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt". However, the Schwarzburg-Sondershausen line initially gave no consent to such naming; it only followed when the Sondershausen house was dying out. For the inauguration of the Kyffhäuser Monument in Thuringia on June 18, 1896, in honor of Kaiser Wilhelm I and Emperor Barbarossa , he was awarded the 1st Class Red Eagle Order . On January 25, 1897, Sizzo married Princess Alexandra of Anhalt, daughter of the ruling Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt, in Dessau . After their honeymoon, the couple moved into Großharthau on March 22, 1897. It had three children.
But over time, the relationship between the great cousins Sizzo and Prince Günther Victor deteriorated. Sizzo felt constantly deprived for no valid reason. A dispute even in the press caused the prince to ban Sizzo from entering the castles of Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg, and in 1910 he was only allowed to call himself “Prince of Schwarzburg” by decree. In 1918 the conflict came to a head to such an extent that they only came to an understanding through lawyers. Sizzo's right to succeed as the ruling Prince of Schwarzburg expired on 23/25. November 1918, when Prince Günther Victor resigned from the affairs of state for the principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
After Günther Victor's death on April 16, 1925 at Sondershausen Castle , Sizzo succeeded him as head of the entire Schwarzburg House with the (only unofficial) title of Prince . However, Günther Victor did not appoint Sizzo, but his widow Anna Luise von Schwarzburg (1871–1951) as sole heir of the remaining family property. She was therefore forced to deal with Sizzo in a legal dispute. However, he died a year later in Großharthau and was buried there in the park. His only son, Prince Friedrich Günther von Schwarzburg, succeeded him as head of the family . However, Anna Luise ruled out an adoption by Friedrich Günther, who continued his father's legal battle against her. In 1942, the last princess of Schwarzburg decided to adopt Prince Wilhelm von Schönburg-Waldenburg , the youngest son of her brother Ulrich. However, she was expropriated in 1945, but lived in the special residence palace until her death in 1951. Prince Friedrich Günther died childless in Munich on November 9, 1971 and was buried in the Munich Forest Cemetery. With him, the Schwarzburg house became extinct in the male line.
progeny
- Marie Antoinette (born February 7, 1898 in Großharthau; † November 4, 1984 in Klingen )
- ⚭ 1925 Friedrich Magnus Graf zu Solms-Wildenfels (born November 1, 1886 in Wildenfels ; † September 6, 1945 in Großschweidnitz )
- Irene (born May 27, 1899 in Großharthau; † February 28, 1939 in Munich), she died unmarried and was buried in her father's crypt in the park of Großharthau.
- Friedrich Günther (1901–1971)
- ⚭ 1938 (divorced again in the same year) Sophie Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
See also
Individual evidence
literature
- The princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Thuringian State Museum Heidecksburg, Rudolstadt 1997 (3rd edition 2001), ISBN 3-910013-27-9 .
- Max Oberbreyer: Sizzo Prince of Schwarzburg. Rudolstadt 1909.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwarzburg, Sizzo by |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leutenberg, Günther Sizzo Prince of; Schwarzburg, Günther Sizzo Prince of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman, last Hereditary Prince of Schwarzburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1926 |
| Place of death | Großharthau |