Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Christian William I of Schwarzburg ( born January 6, 1647 Special Hausen, † May 10, 1721 ibid ) was Count and Prince of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen, Graf von Hohenstein, Lord of special Hausen, Arnstadt and mountain people. Since 1681 he also led the title of Count in Ebeleben and since 1716 Graf in Arnstadt.

Life

Christian Wilhelm was the eldest son of Count Anton Günther I of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen and his wife Maria Magdalena, née Countess Palatine to Birkenfeld ( 1622-1689 ).

In 1666 he joined forces with his brother Anton Günther II succeeded his father, told this but the country in 1681, with Anton Günther, Count of Schwarzburg- Arnstadt was. On September 3, 1697, the brothers were raised by Emperor Leopold I in the Imperial Prince. After the death of Anton Günther 1716 Arnstadt fell back to Christian Wilhelm. With his brother he had in 1713 a succession agreement is made, in which the law of primogeniture and indivisibility of Schwarzburg- Special Stockhausen were determined. The contract was signed in 1719 by Emperor Charles VI. confirmed after also Ludwig Friedrich I of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt was in 1710 acceded to the Treaty.

Christian Wilhelm dissolved increased from the suzerainty of Electoral Saxony and let the Renaissance castle in Sondershausen rebuilt baroque. Under Christian Wilhelm Sondershausen became a cultural center of the northern Thuringia.

Progeny

Christian Wilhelm had become engaged on 20 December 1671 the hymn poet Ludmilla Elisabeth von Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt, but these died in March 1672 the measles. So he married on August 22, 1673 Antonie Sibylle ( 1641-1684 ), daughter of Count Albrecht Friedrich of Barby and Mühlingen, and had with her ​​the following children:

  • Anton Albert (1674-1680)
  • August Wilhelm (1676-1690)
  • Günther XLIII. , Reg. Prince of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen (1678-1740)
  • Sophie Magdalene (1680-1751) ∞ Count George Albert of Schoenburg - Hartenstein (1673-1716)
  • ( Christiane ) Emilie ( 1681-1751 ) ∞ Duke Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg -Strelitz
  • Luise Albertine (1682-1765)
  • Antonie Sibylle ( 1684)

Christian Wilhelm married his second wife in 1684 Wilhelmine Christiane ( 1658-1712 ), daughter of Duke Johann Ernst II of Saxe -Weimar, with whom he had the following children:

  • Johanna Auguste (1686-1703)
  • Christiane Wilhelmine (1688-1749)
  • Heinrich XXXV. (1689-1758), reg. Prince of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen
  • August I (1691-1750), Prince of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen
  • Henriette Ernestine (1692-1759)
  • Rudolf (1695-1749)
  • Wilhelm II (1699-1762)
  • Christian (1700-1749), Prince of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen
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