Anton Henry, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (7 October 1571 in

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– 10 August 1638, Sondershausen) was a German nobleman. He was the ruling Count of

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small principality in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with its capital at Sondershausen. History Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a county until 1697. In that year, it became a principality, which ...

from 1594 until his death.

Life

He was the son of Count John Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1532-1586), and his wife, Countess Anna (1539-1579), a daughter of Count Anthony I of Olenburg-Delmenhorst. He was still a minor, when his father died, an so were his brothers, and they were put under the regency and guardianship of their maternal uncles John VII (1540-1603) and Anthony II (1550-1619). Later, the brothers ruled jointly. During this period, Anton Henry did most of the work, especially during the inheritance dispute with the Counts of Honstein. The county suffered badly during the

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. The worst his area was around

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, where many troops were quartered. The counts did their best to mitigate the damage. Anton Henry died in 1638. He was unmarried and had no legitimate issue. However, he did have children from a non-marital relationship.

References

* Friedrich Apfelstedt: ''Das Haus Kevernburg-Schwarzburg von seinem Ursprunge bis auf unsere Zeit'', Arnstadt, 1890 * Dr. Kamill von Behr: ''Genealogie der in Europa regierenden Fürstenhäuser'', Leipzig, 1870 House of Schwarzburg Counts of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Counts of Schwarzburg 1571 births 1638 deaths 16th-century German people 17th-century German people {{Germany-count-stub