George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

George Albert
George Albert
	Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Born	23 November 1838; Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Died	19 January 1890 (aged 51); Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
House	Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Father	Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Mother	Princess Augusta of Solms-Braunfels

Georg Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (23 November 1838 – 19 January 1890) was the penultimate sovereign prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Biography

He was born in Rudolstadt the son of Prince Albert of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and his wife Princess Augusta of Solms-Braunfels (1804–1865). Princess Augusta was the daughter of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Solms-Braunfels (1770–1814) and his wife Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778–1841), the daughter of Grand Duke Charles II.

Following the death of his uncle Friedrich Günther on June 28, 1867 his father Albert ascended the throne thereby making Georg the heir apparent with the title Hereditary Prince. His father died on November 26, 1869 two years after ascending the throne, with Georg becoming the new sovereign prince.

During his reign the North German Confederation was dissolved following the victory of the Kingdom of Prussia backed by states of the confederation in the Franco-Prussian War over the Second French Empire. As a result, on January 18, 1871 the King of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor and so Prince Georg no longer ruled over an independent state as Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt became a state of the German Empire and therefore Prince Georg was subordinate to the German Emperor.[1]

Personal life

Prince Georg was engaged to Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, his second cousin once removed and stepdaughter of his cousin Grand Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She broke of engagement in order to marry Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia. After that he never married and following his death in Rudolstadt he was succeeded as prince by his first cousin once removed Günther. He was buried in Stadtkirche in Rudolstadt.[2]

Honours

Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1858[3]
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, October 1865[4]
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 28 November 1865[5]
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 3 January 1870[6]
Duchy of Anhalt: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 1872[7]
Kingdom of Saxony: Commander of the Military Order of St. Henry, 1st Class, 1872[8]

Ancestry

Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Princess Friederike of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Homburg

Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Georg, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Ferdinand William Ernest, Prince of Solms-Braunfels

Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels

Countess Sophie Christine Wilhelmine of Solms-Laubach

Princess Augusta of Solms-Braunfels

Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

References

Ogg, Frederic Austin (1913). The Governments of Europe. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 204.
"Royalty guide". Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1879. Landesamt. 1879. p. 8.
Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtums Sachsen-Altenburg (1869), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 21
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 12
Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1879. Schulze. 1879. p. 33.
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch für des Herzogtum Anhalt (1883), "Herzoglicher Haus-Orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 16
Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1873. Heinrich. 1873. p. 39.

External links

Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Schwarzburg". Genealogy.EU.

Regnal titles
George Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt House of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Cadet branch of the House of Schwarzburg Born: 23 November 1838 Died: 19 January 1890
Preceded by Albert	Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1869–1890	Succeeded by Günther

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[1] Ogg, Frederic Austin (1913). The Governments of Europe. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 204.

[2] "Royalty guide". Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2007-07-25.

[3] Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1879. Landesamt. 1879. p. 8.

[4] Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtums Sachsen-Altenburg (1869), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 21

[5] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 12

[6] Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1879. Schulze. 1879. p. 33.

[7] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch für des Herzogtum Anhalt (1883), "Herzoglicher Haus-Orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 16

[8] Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1873. Heinrich. 1873. p. 39.