Anton Günther II, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Arnstadt

Anton Günther II of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen to Arnstadt ( born October 10, 1653 Special Hausen, † December 20, 1716 in Arnstadt ) was Count and since 1697 Prince of Schwarzburg, Graf von Hohenstein, Lord of special Hausen, Arnstadt and people mountain.

Life

Anton Günther was a son of Count Anton Günther I of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen and his wife Maria Magdalena, née Countess Palatine of Birkenfeld to. In 1666, he joined forces with his older brother Christian Wilhelm succeeded his father, told this but the country in 1681, with Anton Günther the offices Ebeleben, Schernberg, Keula and Arnstadt received and thus founded a new branch line. In 1697 the brothers were elevated to the Imperial Prince, Anton Günther but only since 1709 made ​​use of this item. The inclusion in the Imperial Council was only 1754th The electoral and ducal house of Saxe caused this delay.

Anton Günther who converted his residential palace in Arnstadt profoundly; he is regarded as great patron of music and was an avid collector of antiques and art objects. The prince summoned the then 17 -year-old Johann Sebastian Bach to his organist to Arnstadt, which developed under the rule of Anton Günther's a significant cultural center.

Since 1684 he was married to Auguste Dorothea ( 1666-1751 ), daughter of Duke Anton Ulrich of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel. The marriage remained childless, and after the death of Anton Günther Arnstadt fell back to his brother Christian Wilhelm von Schwarzburg- Sondershausen.