SCHWAKZBUKG-RUDOLSTADT — SCHWARZBUllG 945
Area, 131 sq, miles: population (1910), 46,656.
There is a legislative Diet of 15 members, two appointed by the Prince, one nominated by the nobility, one by the clergy, one by certain functionaries, and the rest elected by the people. To the Prince belongs part of the legislative and all the executive authority.
For the financial yeai 1911 the revenue and expenditure were 45,130^. Public debt, 19,000^.
Except 653 Catholics and 246 Jews, the inhabitants are Protestant. Buckeburg, the residence town, had, in 1910. 5,740 inhabitants.
British Cowjul-Geoieral. — W. E. Hearn (Hamburg).
Official Publication.
Schaumburg-Lippi.sche Landesanzeigen bezw. Landesverordnungen.
SCHWARZBTJRG-HUDOLSTADT.
(FiJESTENTUM SCHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT. )
The reigning Prince is Giinther, born August 21, 1852, succeeded his cousin Prince Georg, Jan. 19, 1890; married December 9, 1891, to Princess Anna Luise of Schonburg-Waldenburg.
The Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt line is a younger branch of the house of Schwarzburg, being descended from Albrecht VII., 1605, who died in the middle of the seventeenth century. The present sovereign has a civil list of 300,000 marks. The State domains are the property of the reigning family.
For all legislative measures the Prince has to obtain the consent of a Chamber of Representatives of sixteen members, four elected by the highest assessed inhabitants, and the rest returned by the general population. The deputies are elected for three years.
There are triennial budgets. For the period 1909-11 the annual public income and expenditure were settled at 144,766?. each. Public debt (1911), 227,206Z.
Area, 363 sq. miles; population (1910), 100,702; Protestant (1910), 99,210 ; Catholics, 1,288 ; other Christian sects, 88 ; and Jews, 78. Rudol- stadt, the capital, had (1910) 12,937 inhabitants.
SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHAUSEN.
(FiJRSTENTUM SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHATJSEN. )
Since the decease on March 28, 1909, of Prince Karl Giinther, the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen has been united with Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt by a personal bond of union under the government of Prince Giinther. (See Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt).
The princes of the house of Schwarzburg belong to a very ancient and wealthy family. The small territory of the house was left undisturbed at the Congress of Vienna. But it is now transferred to the State and in return for its use the Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen receives an annual grant (Domanenrente) of 25,000Z.
Restricted legislative rights are given- to a Diet which consists of eighteen members, six appointed by the Prince, six elected by certain highly-taxed landowners a!id others, and six elected by the inhabitants in general. The sole executive and part of the legislative power is in the hands of the Prince, Avho exercises his authority through a Government divided into five depart- ments.
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