Karl Heinrich Alban, Count of Schönburg-Forderglauchau (11 November 1804 – 23 March 1864) was the head of the mediatised German Counts of Schönburg-Glauchau from 1815 until his death in 1864.
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Early life
Schönburg was born in Dresden-Neustadt in the Electorate of Saxony on 11 November 1804. He was the eldest son of Count Wilhelm Albrecht Heinrich von Schönburg-Forderglauchau (1762–1815) and Countess Anna Albertine Leopoldine Wilhelmine von Wartensleben (1775–1826). His younger brother was Ernst Ferdinand Heinrich von Schönburg-Forderglauchau.
His paternal grandfather was Count Karl Heinrich von Schönburg-Forderglauchau (1729–1800) and Countess Christiane Wilhelmine von Einsiedel.
Career
Upon his father's death in 1815, he became head of the Schönburg-Forderglauchau branch of the family.
Personal life
In 1824, he was married to the Countess Christiane Mary Emilie von Jenison-Walworth (1806–1880), a daughter of Count Franz von Jenison-Walworth and, his second wife, the former Mary Beauclerk (a daughter of Topham Beauclerk, who was himself a great-grandson of King Charles II, and Lady Diana Spencer, a daughter of the 3rd Duke of Marlborough). Together, they were the parents of five children: