Constantin, Prince of Schwarzburg

HSH The Prince of Schwarzburg
Titles	Prince of Schwarzburg
Reign	18 July 2024 - present
Predecessor	Friedrich Magnus
Heir	Prince Alexander of Schwarzburg
Biographical Information
Born	9 March 1950 (age 76) Wildenfels, Saxony, Germany
Spouse	Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (m. 1973)
Name	Constantin Alexander Georg
House	Schwarzburg
Father	Friedrich Magnus, Prince of Schwarzburg
Mother	Princess Astrid of Norway
Religion	Roman Catholic

Constantin, Prince of Schwarzburg (born Constantin, Hereditary Count of Solms-Wildenfels on 9 March 1950) is the current reigning Prince of Schwarzburg. He is also a member of the Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Grand Ducal Family as the brother-in-law of Michael, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Life

Constantin was born the eldest child of Friedrich Magnus, Prince of Schwarzburg and Princess Astrid of Norway.

Marriage and Issue

On 30 March 1973, Constantin married Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in Rudolstadt. The couple have no children.

Residences

• 
  Heidecksburg; Main Residence (September-May)
• 
  Sondershausen Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
• 
  Schloss Belvedere; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1950-1971 Constantin, Hereditary Count of Solms-Wildenfels
• 1971-1984 Prince Constantin of Schwarzburg
• 1984-2024 Constantin, Hereditary Prince of Schwarzburg
• 2024-present Constantin, Prince of Schwarzburg

National Honours

Order of the Honour Cross (1971)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Black Eagle (2025) (Germany)

Order of the Red Eagle (1975) (Germany)

Order of the White Falcon (1973) (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Magnus, Prince of Schwarzburg	Friedrich Magnus V, Count of Solms-Wildenfels Marie Antoinette, Princess of Schwarzburg	Friedrich Magnus IV, Count of Solms-Wildenfels Countess Jacqueline of Bentinck Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg Princess Alexandra of Anhalt	Friedrich Magnus III, Count of Solms-Wildenfels Countess Ida of Castell-Castell Count Willem Frederick of Bentinck Countess Pauline of Monnich Friedrich Gunther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Countess Helene of Reina Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess Astrid of Norway	King Olav V of Norway Princess Martha of Sweden	King Haakon VII of Norway Princess Maud of Wales Prince Carl, Duke of Vastergotland Princess Ingeborg of Denmark	King Frederik VIII of Denmark Princess Louise of Sweden King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Princess Alexandra of Denmark King Oscar II of Sweden Princess Sophia of Nassau King Frederik VIII of Denmark Princess Louise of Sweden

Lines of Succession

Constantin, Prince of Schwarzburg House of Schwarzburg Born: 9 March 1950
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Schwarzburg throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Friedrich Magnus	Incumbent	Prince Alexander of Schwarzburg
Preceded by	Succession to the Norwegian throne	Followed by
Prince Sigvard of Norway	19th in the line of succession	Prince Alexander of Schwarzburg

Notes

Face: Martin Short