Marie Antoinette, Princess of Schwarzburg (german: Marie Antoinette Prinzessin zu Schwarzburg; 7 February 18984 November 1984) was the eldest child of

Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg Günther Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg (3 June 1860 – 24 March 1926) was the head of the House of Schwarzburg and pretender to the principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Early life He was born in Rudolstadt a ...

Early life and background

Marie Antoinette was born at Großharthau,

Kingdom of Saxony The Kingdom of Saxony (german: Königreich Sachsen), lasting from 1806 to 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. The kingdom was formed from the Electorate of Saxon ...

, the first child of

(1860–1926), and his wife,

Princess Alexandra of Anhalt Princess Alexandra Therese Marie of Anhalt (4 April 1868 - 26 August 1958) was a Princess of Anhalt and member of the House of Ascania by birth. As the wife of Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg, she was a Princess of Schwarzburg by marriage. Early life ...

(1868–1958). Her father was the son of

Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (6 November 1793 – 28 June 1867) was a sovereign prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Biography He was born in Rudolstadt the second son of the reigning prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Louis ...

, and Countess Helena von Reina (1835-1860); and her mother was the daughter of

Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt , image = Friedrich I Anhalt.jpg , caption = Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt , succession = Duke of Anhalt , reign = 22 May 1871 – 24 January 1904 , coronation = , predecessor = Leopold IV , successor ...

, and

Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (17 April 1838 – 13 October 1908) was a princess of Saxe-Altenburg by birth and Duchess of Anhalt by marriage. Biography Antoinette was the second child of Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (1804-1852) from ...

. Through her mother she was descendant of King Frederick William II of Prussia.

Marriage

Marie Antoinette married on 4 January 1925 in

Wildenfels Wildenfels is a municipality in Germany, Landkreis Zwickau in Saxony. It is situated 9 km southeast of Zwickau. The construction of Wildenfels castle was begun before 1200 by the lords of Wildenfels. Between 1440 and 1706 it was a fief with ...

to Friedrich Magnus V, Count of

Solms-Wildenfels Solms-Wildenfels was a minor County around Wildenfels in south-western Saxony, Germany. The House of Solms had its origins at Solms, Hesse. Solms-Wildenfels was a partition of Solms-Baruth. In 1741 it was partitioned between itself and Solms-Sa ...

(1886–1945), only son of Friedrich Magnus IV, Count of Solms-Wildenfels (1847-1910) and his wife, Anna Jacqueline, Countess of Bentinck-Aldenburg-Middachten (1855-1903). They had five children: * Countess Anne of Solms-Wildenfels (born 1 January 1926) *

Friedrich Magnus VI, Count of Solms-Wildenfels Friedrich Magnus VI, Count of Solms-Wildenfels (born 18 January 1927) is the head of the Solms-Wildenfels, House of Solms-Wildenfels. Under Salic law, Semi-Salic primogeniture, he could have a claim to the headship of the House of Schwarzburg t ...

(b. 18 January 1927); married three times. His first marriage was in 1948 to Katharina Duerst; they divorced in 1954 and remarried in 1966; had issue. His second marriage was in 1971 to Gisela Frania; they divorced in 1972 and had no issue. His third marriage was in 1994 to Gisella Marie Parsoll, with whom he had no issue. * Countess Jutta of Solms-Wildenfels (b. 12 February 1928); married in 1957 Salim Farid Saad. * Count Albrecht Sizzo of Solms-Wildenfels (28 May 19298 February 2010); married in 1970 Ingrid Gross. * Countess Kristin of Solms-Wildenfels (b. 27 May 1938); married in 1971 Dietrich Gross.

House of Schwarzburg

On 21 April 1896 her father was recognised as a dynast of the

House of Schwarzburg The House of Schwarzburg was one of the oldest noble families of Thuringia. Upon the death of Prince Friedrich Günther in 1971, a claim to the headship of the house passed under Semi-Salic primogeniture to his elder sister, Princess Marie An ...

, having previously not had dynastic rights due to his parents'

morganatic marriage Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to the spous ...

.House Laws of Schwarzburg
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her brother is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is based on the novel ''Otōto'' by Aya Koda. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, where it won a prize for Special Distinction. Plot 17-year-old Gen takes care ...

's death in 1971, the House of Schwarzburg became extinct in the male line.

Ancestry

Notes and sources

thePeerage.com - Marie Antoinette Prinzessin von Schwarzburg
*Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1991 201 {{DEFAULTSORT:Marie Antoinette Of Schwarzburg 1898 births 1984 deaths House of Schwarzburg Pretenders to the Schwarzburg thrones People from the Kingdom of Saxony German people of French descent