Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (30 April, 1798 - 26 November, 1869) was a sovereign prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Biography
He was born in Rudolstadt the second son of the reigning prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Ludwig Friedrich II and his wife Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (1771-1854). His father died on April 28, 1807 and his brother Friedrich Günther succeeded him as sovereign prince with Albert becoming the heir presumptive. Landgravine Caroline acted as regent for Albert's brother Friedrich Günther until he came of age in 1814.
Following the death of his brother Friedrich Günther on June 28, 1867 Albert succeeded his brother as prince instead of his nephew Prince Sizzo of Leutenberg who was born as a result of a morganatic marriage.[1] His short two year reign came to an end following his death in Rudolstadt. His was succeeded by his son Hereditary Prince Georg.
Marriage and children
Prince Albert was married to Princess Auguste of Solms-Braunfels (1804-1865) on July 26, 1827.[2] They had four children.
- Prince Karl Günther (1828-1828)
- Princess Elisabeth (1833-1896) married Leopold III, Prince of Lippe
- Prince Georg (1838-1890)
- Prince Ernst Heinrich (1848-1848)
Ancestry
| Ludwig Gunther IV, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |||||||||||||||
| Friedrich Karl I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |||||||||||||||
| Countess Sophie Elisabeth Reuss of Unter-Greiz | |||||||||||||||
| Ludwig Friedrich II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |||||||||||||||
| Johann Friedrich I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |||||||||||||||
| Princess Friederike of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |||||||||||||||
| Bernhardine of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach | |||||||||||||||
| Albert, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |||||||||||||||
| Landgrave Friedrich IV Karl of Hesse-Homburg | |||||||||||||||
| Landgrave Friedrich V Ludwig of Hesse-Homburg | |||||||||||||||
| Ulrike Luise of Solms-Braunfels | |||||||||||||||
| Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Homburg | |||||||||||||||
| Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||||
| Landgravine Karoline of Hesse-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||||
| Karoline of Zweibrücken | |||||||||||||||