Christian Wilhelm, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

## **Reign**

* September 3, 1697 - May 10, 1721 (23 years, as Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen)
* Co-Reigned with Anton Günther II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (until 1716)
* Succeeded by Günther XLIII, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

* August 19, 1666 - September 3, 1697 (31 years, as Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen)
* Preceded by Anton Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
* Co-Reigned with Anton Günther II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

## **Life Data**

* Christian Wilhelm
* House of Schwarzburg
* Born January 6, 1647 (Sondershausen, Germany)
* Died May 10, 1721 (74 years)

## **Immediate Family**

* Father: Anton Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1620-66)
* Mother: Mary Magdalene, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1622-89)

* Sibling 1: Anna Dorothea, Princess of Reuss-Greiz (1645-1716)
* Sibling 2: Clara Juliana, Countess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1648-1739)
* Sibling 3: Sophie Eleanor, Princess-Deaness of Quedlinburg (1650-1718)
* Sibling 4: Anton Günther II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1653-1716)
* Sibling 5: Mary Magdalene, Countess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1655-1727)
* Sibling 6: George Frederick, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1657-57)
* Sibling 7: George Ernest, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1658-59)
* Sibling 8: Ludwig Günther, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1660-60)
* Sibling 9: Johanne Elisabeth, Countess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1662-1720)

* Paternal Grandfather: Christian Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1578-1642)
* Paternal Grandmother: Anna Sibylle, Countess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1584-1623)

* Maternal Grandfather: George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1591-1669)
* Maternal Grandmother: Dorothea, Countess of Solms-Sonnenwalde (1586-1625)

## **First Wife: Antonie Sybille, Countess of Barby-Mühlingen**

* Born April 7, 1641
* Father: Albert Frederick I, Count of Barby-Mühlingen (1597-1641)
* Mother: Sophie Ursula, Countess of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst (1601-42)
* Died May 2, 1684 (43 years)

* Marriage: August 22, 1673 - May 2, 1684 (10 years, widowed)

## **Child 1: Anton Albrecht, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen**

* Anton Albrecht
* Born September 25, 1674
* Died July 16, 1680 (5 years)

## **Child 2: August Wilhelm, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen**

* August Wilhelm
* Born April 1, 1676
* Died December 13, 1690 (14 years)

## **Child 3: Günther XLIII, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen**

* Born August 13, 1678
* Died November 28, 1740 (62 years)

* Wife: Elisabeth Albertine, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg (1693-1774)
* Marriage: October 2, 1712 - November 28, 1740 (28 years, died)

## **Child 4: Magdalene Sophie, Countess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen**

* Magdalene Sophie
* Born February 17, 1680
* Died June 14, 1751 (71 years)

* Husband: George Albert, Count of Schönburg-Hartenstein (1673-1716)
* Marriage: October 1, 1709 - December 1, 1716 (4 years, widowed)

* Child 1: Wilhelm Ludwig, Count of Schönburg-Hartenstein (1712-12)
* Child 2: Sophia Albertine, Countess of Schönburg-Hartenstein (1712-74)

* Child 3: Friderich Albert, Count of Schönburg-Hartenstein (1713-86)
* m.1753 Erdmunthe Magdalena, Countess of Schönburg-Stein (1722-1806)
* Children: 2 sons

* Child 4: George Albert, Count of Schönburg-Hartenstein (1714-14)
* Child 5: Christian Albert, Count of Schönburg-Hartenstein (1714-14)
* Child 6: Sophia Frederike, Countess of Schönburg-Hartenstein (1716-72)