Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg

Prince Günther Sizzo of people mountain, from 1896 Prince of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt, in 1910, Prince of Schwarzburg ( born June 3, 1860 in Rudolstadt, † March 24, 1926 in Großharthau ) was appointed as the successor of the last reigning Prince Günther Victor of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt. He could no longer act as regent of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt, due to the consequences of the November Revolution in 1918.

Life

Sizzo came from the old Thuringian noble family of Schwarzburg. His parents were Prince Friedrich Günther von Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt (1793-1867) and his wife Helene not evenly matched, née Countess of Reina. This was a natural daughter of Prince George of Anhalt- Dessau and adopted daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Anhalt- Dessau. Due to the November Revolution and the abolition of the monarchies in 1918 followed Sizzo no longer Günther Victor of Schwarzburg as prince of since 1909 held in personal union principalities of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg- Sondershausen.

He and his twin sister Helene were on 2/3 June was born in 1860 in Rudolstadt. Sizzos father gave the two neonates the title Prince respectively, Princess of people mountain. His sister married in 1884 Prince Hans von Schoenaich - Carolath and died on 17 May 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 to him. The business of government took over the Prince of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt. He died two years later, and his son George Albert 1869 Prince of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt. After the death of Prince Günther 1890 Victor of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt Regent.

1875 Sizzo was confirmed by Superintendent Schorch. In Breslau Sizzo joined in 1880 the body Cuirassier Regiment "Great Elector " No. 1 at. On March 29, 1881 Prince was appointed lieutenant. 1887, during his two and a half years of commanding the embassy in Brussels him the title of nobility " Highness " has been disputed. In the fall of 1890 Sizzo received by Prince Günther Victor the Black Burger Order. This had been founded by his father. In the same year he received the news of trouble on his property in Harthau and Goldbach. Then he took leave from military service and settled in October 1892 after Harthau. The following year, the ten -year reconstruction of almost all building began. The inn was thoroughly renovated in 1899 /1900. The inauguration took place in the fall of 1900. To commemorate the descent of the Prince of Schwarzburg inn now bore the name " For Kyffhaeuser " because that Kyffhaeuser Mountains belonged to the Principality.

On June 2, 1896 you spoke Sizzo to as the Prince of mountain people, the succession in Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt. Sizzo called then " Prince of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt ". The line Black -Sonderhausen were no consent. She followed only later when the house special Hausen am expiration was. For the inauguration of the monument Kyffhaeuser in Thuringia on 18 June 1896 in honor of Emperor William I and the Emperor Barbarossa, the Red Eagle Order him first class was awarded. Sizzo married on January 25, 1897 in Dessau Princess Alexandra of Anhalt, daughter of the reigning Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt. After the honeymoon, the couple moved into Großharthau on 22 March 1897. The couple had three children.

Sizzo was now called from 1910 only " Prince of Schwarzburg ." He was in dispute with Prince Günther Victor. This then brought about by decree this change. Possibility of his successor as the reigning Prince of Schwarzburg was 23-25 ​​. November 1918 ended when Prince Günther Victor government affairs for Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt and for black -Sonderhausen resigned. After the death of Günther Victor on April 16, 1925 Sizzo succeeded him as head of the whole house of Schwarzburg. , he died a year later in Großharthau and was in the park buried by Großharthau. As head of the family his son followed Prinz Friedrich Günther von Schwarzburg. This passed away on November 9, 1971 in Munich childless and was buried in the forest cemetery Munich.

Progeny

  • Marie Antoinette ( born February 7, 1898 in Großharthau; † November 4, 1984 in Razor )
  • Irene ( born May 27, 1899 in Großharthau, † February 28, 1939 in Munich)
  • Friedrich Günther ( born March 5, 1901 in Großharthau; † November 9, 1971 in Munich)
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