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Günther XLI of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt

1529–1583 · 16th century · Also known as Günther the Warlike

Günther XLI, called the Warlike, was a count of Schwarzburg who ruled from Arnstadt. He served the Habsburgs as a military commander, including in the Netherlands, and was one of the leading German Protestant nobles in imperial service. His death without children in 1583 led to a period of joint rule and the division of the Schwarzburg lands in 1599.

Günther XLI of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt
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Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

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