He was born in
Rudolstadt the son of
Prince Albert of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and his wife Princess Augusta of
Solms-Braunfels. Princess Augusta was the daughter of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Solms-Braunfels and his wife
Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the daughter of
Grand Duke Charles II. Following the death of his uncle
Friedrich Günther on 28 June 1867, his father Albert ascended the throne thereby making Georg the
heir apparent with the title Hereditary Prince. His father died on 26 November 1869, two years after ascending the throne, with Georg becoming the new sovereign prince. During his reign, the
North German Confederation was dissolved following the victory of the
Kingdom of Prussia backed by states of the confederation in the
Franco-Prussian War over the
Second French Empire. As a result, on 18 January 1871, the King of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor and so Prince Georg no longer ruled over an independent state as Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt became a state of the
German Empire and therefore Prince Georg was subordinate to the German Emperor. ==Personal life==