Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with its capital at Sondershausen.
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History
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a county (earldom) until 1697. In that year, it became a principality, which lasted until the fall of the German monarchies in 1918, during the German Revolution of 1918–1919. After the German Revolution, it became the Free State of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and joined the Weimar Republic as a constituent state. In 1920, it joined with other small states in the area to form the new state of Thuringia.
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen had an area of 862 km2 (333 sq. mi.) and a population of 85,000 (1905). Towns placed in the state were: Arnstadt, Sondershausen, Gehren, Langewiesen, Großbreitenbach, Ebeleben, Großenehrich, Greußen and Plaue.
Rulers of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, 1552–1918
Counts of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
1552–1586 John Günther I
1586–1631 Günther XLII, with Anton Henry, John Günther II and Christian Günther I
1631–1638 Günther XLII, with Anton Henry and Christian Günther I
1638–1642 Günther XLII, with Christian Günther I
1642–1643 Günther XLII, with Anton Günther I
1643–1666 Anton Günther I
1666–1697 Christian William, with Anton Günther II
Raised to Principality in 1697
Princes of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
1697–1716: Anton Günther II
1697 – 10 May 1721: Christian William
10 May 1721 – 28 November 1740: Günther XLIII
28 November 1740 – 6 November 1758: Henry XXXV
6 November 1758 – 14 October 1794: Christian Günther III
14 October 1794 – 19 August 1835: Günther Friedrich Karl I
19 August 1835 – 17 July 1880: Günther Friedrich Karl II
17 July 1880 – 28 March 1909: Karl Günther
United under Prince Günther Victor of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
28 March 1909 – November 1918: Günther Victor