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Christian Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode, (2 April 1691, Gedern – 25 October 1771, Wernigerode) was a German politician and a member of the House of Stolberg. From 1710 to 1771 he governed County of Wernigerode in the Harz mountains , which in 1714 became a dependency of Brandenburg-Prussia .
Other members of this line bore the equal title of Graf/Gräfin zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (not to be confused with ordinary Counts) and were styled as Illustrious Highness. Rulers of Stolberg-Wernigerode Counts of Stolberg-Wernigerode. Henry Ernest, 1645-1672; Ernest, son, 1672-1710; Christian Ernest, nephew, 1710-1771; Henry Ernest, son, 1771-1778
The House of Stolberg is the name of an old and large German dynasty of the former Holy Roman Empire's high aristocracy . Members of the family held the title of Fürst and Graf . They played a significant role in feudal Germany's history and, as a mediatized dynasty, enjoyed princely privileges until the collapse of the German Empire in 1918.
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Christian Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode, was a German politician and a member of the House of Stolberg. From 1710 to 1771 he governed County of Wernigerode in the Harz mountains, which in 1714 became a dependency of Brandenburg-Prussia.
October 25, 1771 (80) Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Immediate Family: Son of Henry Ernest, Count of Stolberg and Christine von Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Herzogin, Gräfin zu Stolberg-Gedern. Husband of Sophie Charlotte Gräfin von Leiningen-Westerburg. Father of Heinrich II Ernst von Stolberg-Wernigerode, Graf and Christiane Eleonore Gräfin ...
- Gedern, Hesse
- April 2, 1691
- Hesse
- October 25, 1771
Christian Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode, (2 April 1691, Gedern – 25 October 1771, Wernigerode) was a German politician and a member of the House of Stolberg. From 1710 to 1771 he governed County of Wernigerode in the Harz mountains, which in 1714 became a dependency of Brandenburg-Prussia.
Christian Ernst, Prince of Stolberg-Wernigerode primary name: Christian Ernst ... Chrétien-Ernest Prince de Stolberg | ...
