George Albert I, Count of Erbach-Schönberg (16 December 1597 – 25 November 1647), was a German prince member of the

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and ruler over Schönberg,

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, Reichenberg, Fürstenau and since 1643 over all the Erbach family lands. Born in Erbach, he was the fourth child and second (but eldest surviving) son of

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and his fourth wife Maria, a daughter of Count Albert X of Barby-Mühlingen.

Life

After the death of their father, George Albert I and his surviving elder half-brothers divided the Erbach domains in 1606: he received the districts of Schönberg and Seeheim. In 1617 he was captured by pirates and taken to

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, but shortly after he was ransomed. In 1623, after the death of his eldest half-brother Frederick Magnus without surviving issue, the remaining brothers divided his domains: George Albert I received the district of Reichenberg. In 1627, with the death of another half-brother, John Casimir, unmarried and without issue, was made another land division; this time George Albert I received Fürstenau. Finally, the death of his last surviving half-brother Louis I in 1643 without living sons, allowed George Albert I to reunited all the Erbach family possessions. George Albert I died in Erbach aged 49 and was buried in

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Marriages and Issue

In Erbach on 29 May 1624 George Albert I married firstly with Magdalena (13 November 1595 – 31 July 1633), a daughter of

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and his third wife Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein. They had six children: * Ernest Louis Albert (6 October 1626 – 10 May 1627). * Louise Albertine (5 October 1628 – 20 October 1645). *

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(7 October 1629 – 25 August 1669). * Maria Charlotte (24 March 1631 – 8 June 1693), married on 15 June 1650 to Count Johann Ernest of Isenburg-Büdingen in Wächtersbach. * Anna Philippina (15 July 1632 – 16 March 1633). * Stillborn son (31 July 1633). On 23 February 1634 George Albert I married secondly with Anna Dorothea (1612 – 23 June 1634), a daughter of Albert, Schenk of Limpurg-Gaildorf and his wife Emilie of Rogendorf. They had no children. In

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on 26 July 1635 George Albert I married thirdly with Elisabeth Dorothea (27 August 1617 – 12 November 1655), a daughter of George Frederick II, Count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg in Schillingsfürst and his wife Dorothea Sophie of Solms-Hohensolms. They had nine children: *

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(6 October 1636 – 23 April 1653). * William Louis (born and died 7 December 1637). * Sophie Elisabeth (13 May 1640 – 18 June 1641). * Juliana Christina Elisabeth (10 September 1641 – 26 November 1692), married on 12 December 1660 to Count Salentin Ernest of Manderscheid in Blankenheim. *

George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach (8 May 1643 – 30 April 1693), was a German prince member of the House of Erbach and ruler over Erbach, Freienstein, Wildenstein, Michelstadt and Breuberg. Born in Fürstenau, he was the fifth child and thi ...

(8 May 1643 – 30 April 1693). * George Albert (14 May 1644 – 27 March 1645). * Mauritia Susanna (30 March 1645 – 17 November 1645). *

George IV, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau George IV, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (12 May 1646 – 20 June 1678), was a member of the German House of Erbach who held the fiefs of Fürstenau, Michelstadt, Reichenberg, Bad König and Breuberg. Born in Hanau, he was the eighth child and fifth ...

(12 May 1646 – 20 June 1678). *

George Albert II, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau George Albert II, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (26 February 1648 – 23 March 1717), was a member of the German House of Erbach who held the fiefs of Fürstenau, Schönberg, Seeheim, Reichenberg and Breuberg. Born in Fürstenau, he was the ninth c ...

(posthumously 26 February 1648 – 23 March 1717).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:George Albert I of Erbach Schonberg Counts of Germany House of Erbach 1597 births 1647 deaths 17th-century German people