Albert Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Albert Anton of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt ( born March 2, 1641 Rudolstadt, † December 15, 1710 ibid ) was 1662-1710 reigning Count of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt and belonged to the House of Schwarzburg.
Life
Albert Anton was born the only son of Count Ludwig Günther von Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt and his wife Emilie. He was raised by his mother in the forms of shaped by the virtue Lichen Society religiosity. As of 1657, the writer and tutor Ahasuerus Fritsch taught him.
1662 he took over the government of his mother. Three years later he married the famous poet of hymns Emilie Juliane, born Countess of Barby. With her he had two children. In the same year he promoted Ahasuerus Fritsch initially for office director and in 1687 chancellor of the small country of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt. In addition to the business of government, he devoted himself to the sciences and to have been motivated by a quest, this lift in his country in every possible way and to facilitate access to the same by a number of charitable foundations.
1697 brought the Emperor Leopold I. Count Albert Anton in the Imperial Prince and the County of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt Imperial Principality. Albert Anton did not take the professional to increase, however. The main reason was his religious, pietistic focused on modesty orientation ausprägte especially after the sudden death of his favorite sister Ludmilla Elisabeth. He also wanted to avoid confrontations with the Ernestinians who had spoken out against a collection of Schwarzburg in the imperial princes.
1697/98 he was in Kyffhaeuser the hunting lodge built in Rathsfeld simple baroque forms. In him was, among other things, a three-storey chapel whose circumferential main gallery was supported by 12 colossal pillars and had a separate musicians loft in the roof space.
1705 was appointed imperial commissioner and tasked with the acceptance of the imperial tribute in the free imperial cities Mühlhausen and Goslar Albert Anton by the Emperor. Then, two commemorative coins were minted. 1710, the survey was pronounced again in the imperial princes. With the Imperial Prince letter of June 2, 1710 finally his son Ludwig Friedrich I was raised to the imperial princes. This was still alive Albert Anton and was not communicated to the outside.
Albert Anton died on 15 December 1710 in Rudolstadt. His son succeeded him as regent in the same year and led from 1711 the title of prince.
Progeny
Albert Anton had with Emilie Juliane following children:
- Ludwig Friedrich I (1667-1718), Prince of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt
- Albertina Antonia (* / † 1668)