August I von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

August I's father was Christian Wilhelm Fürst v.Schwarzburg-Sondershau and his mother was Wilhelmine Christiane von Sachsen-Weimar.  His paternal grandparents were Anton Guenther I von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Maria Magdalena v.d.Pfalz-Zweibruecken-Birkenfel. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Christian, Wilhelm II (IV), Rudolf, Heinrich XXXV, Henriette Ernestine v., Johanna Augusta and Johanna Augusta. He had three half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Günther I (XLIII) Fürst, August Wilhelm, Anton Albrecht, ?, Magdalena Sophie, Louise Albertine and Christiane Emilie.