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George Albert III, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (14 June 1731 – 2 May 1778), was a member of the German
House of Erbach A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
who held the fiefs of Fürstenau,
Michelstadt Michelstadt () in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of 28,629 people. Geography Location Michelstadt is the biggest town in the Odenwaldkre ...
and
Breuberg Breuberg is a town in the Odenwaldkreis district of Hesse, Germany. It is 28 km east of Darmstadt and 20 km southwest of Aschaffenburg. Geography Location Breuberg lies in the northern Odenwald. Neighbouring communities Breuberg ...
. Born in Fürstenau, he was the sixth child and third (but second surviving) son of
Philipp Charles, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau Philipp Charles, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (14 September 1677 – 2 June 1736), was a member of the German House of Erbach who held the fiefs of Fürstenau, Michelstadt and Breuberg. Born in Schönberg, he was the third child and second (but e ...
and his second wife Anna Sophie, a daughter of Kaspar, Baron of Spesshardt in Unsleben and Mupparg.


Life

A minor at the time of his father's death in 1736, George Albert III and his older brother Louis II remained under the guardianship of their older half-brother Johann William until his death in 1742, when Louis II (aged 14) and George Albert III (aged 11) assumed the government jointly until 1747 when they divided their lands: George Albert III received the districts of Fürstenau, Michelstadt and Breuberg. George Albert III died in Fürstenau aged 46 and was buried in
Michelstadt Michelstadt () in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of 28,629 people. Geography Location Michelstadt is the biggest town in the Odenwaldkre ...
.


Marriage and issue

In
Neustadt an der Orla Neustadt an der Orla is a town in Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia. It is situated at the small river Orla (Saale), Orla, 17 km north of Schleiz, and 25 km southeast of Jena. The former municipality Stanau was merged into Neustadt ...
on 3 August 1752 George Albert III married with Josepha Eberhardine Adolphine Wilhelmine (2 March 1737 – 27 July 1788), a daughter of Christian, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Neustadt and his wife Sophie Christine Eberhardine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. They had five children:''Georg Albrecht III, Graf zu Erbach-Fürstenau'' in: geneall.net
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Frederick Augustus, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau Frederick Augustus, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (5 May 1754 – 12 March 1784), was a member of the German House of Erbach who held the fiefs of Fürstenau, Michelstadt and Breuberg. Born in Schloss Fürstenau, Michelstadt, he was the eldest child o ...
(5 May 1754 – 12 March 1784). * Christian Charles Augustus Albert, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (18 September 1757 – 10 May 1803); he had a son who was the father of (among others) Emma and Adelheid, who both married sons of
Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode Count Henry of Stolberg-Wernigerode (25 September 1772 in Wernigerode Castle – 16 February 1854 in Wernigerode Castle) succeeded his father in 1824 as ruler of the County of Wernigerode. Life Count Henry was the eldest son of Count Chris ...
. * George (28 July 1762 – 3 August 1762). * George Eginhard (23 January 1764 – 11 September 1801). * Louis (17 April 1765 – 22 September 1775).


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{{DEFAULTSORT:George Albert III of Erbach Furstenau Counts in Germany House of Erbach 1731 births 1778 deaths 18th-century German people