Louis Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Günther Ludwig Graf von Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt (* June 27, 1581 in Rudolstadt, † November 4, 1646 ibid ) was 1612-1646 reigning Count of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg came from the house.
Life
Ludwig Günther was the son of Count Albrecht VII of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt and his wife Juliane, born of Nassau- Dillenburg. Karl Albrecht Günther and Günther were his brothers. This ruled because of divisions as well as Ludwig Günther. The Count studied from 1598 in Jena and then moved to Strasbourg. There he was able to communicate with people in the highest circles. After a trip to Paris Ludwig Günther 1604 returned to Rudolstadt. On April 10, 1605 passed away the reigning Count Albrecht VII, and in an agreement dated June 24, 1605 to his brother Karl Günther was handed over to the government for six years. Ludwig Günther could now begin its travel activities again. 1606 the count went back to Strasbourg and then to Paris. 1607 was a short stay in Madrid, he returned to Paris. Now followed a trip to England, where London, Cambridge, Oxford and other objects have been visited. The travel activities lasted until 10 February 1610.
Ludwig Günther received under a contractual agreement of 8 September 1612 the division of property between the brothers the Frankenhäuser part with the residence Frankenhausen. Overall, the county was divided into three areas. Karl Günther was transferred to the part with the residence Rudolstadt Rudolstadt. His other brother Albert Günther received the Ilmischen part and resided in Stadtilm and Black Castle. In comparison Erfurt from 1624 then the brothers Ludwig and Günther Albrecht Günther shared their possessions. 1625 referred Ludwig Günther residence Stadtilm and Albrecht Günther residence Frankenhausen. Karl Günther still resided in Rudolstadt, but died 1630th In a further division of comparison from November 24, 1631 Ludwig Günther Rudolstadt was awarded and Albrecht Günther Blankenburg. Albrecht Günther died in 1634, so the whole county Günther Ludwig reigned alone again.
His sister Anna Sophia of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt founded on September 5, 1619 along with other princesses and countesses the Tugendliche society. On the same day Prince Ludwig I of Anhalt- Köthen was staying with his wife in Rudolstadt. This was included in the " Tugendliche society" and Ludwig Günther offered by Prince Ludwig membership in the Fruitbearing society. The Count led reforms in education and donated, as usual at that time, several churches. In his will, he left his private book collection of the Rudolstädter church library, which he had some years earlier, also caused by a foundation to life. The musical life he promoted among others by his own orchestra, which was first mentioned in 1635 Rudolstadt court chapel, from which it went the remaining Thuringian Symphony Orchestra Rudolstadt -Saalfeld.
On November 4, 1646 Count Ludwig Günther died in Rudolstadt. His wife Emilie took over as guardian to 1667 the government. Then the son of Count Albert Anton followed as ruler of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt.
Progeny
On November 4, 1638 he married Emilie Antonia von Oldenburg- Delmenhorst in Rudolstadt, with whom he had the following children:
- Sophie Juliane (1639-1672)
- Ludmilla Elisabeth (1640-1672)
- Albert Anton (1641-1710), Prince of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt
- Christiane Magdalene (1642-1672)
- Maria Susanna (1646-1688)