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Henry Ernest Count of Stolberg (20 July 1593 in Schwarza – 4 April 1672 in Ilsenburg) was a German nobleman. He was the founder of the older main line of the House of Stolberg.He was the eldest son of Count Christopher II of Stolberg. From 1639 to 1645 Henry Ernst and his younger brother John Martin. On 31 May 1645 they divided their inheritance with Henry Ernest receiving the County of Wernigerode and Hohnsteiner Forest.