County (Principality) of Solms-Braunfels Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Solms-Braunfels | |||||||||||||||
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| 1258–1806 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | Braunfels | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | West Central German | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||
• Partitioned from Solms | 1258 | ||||||||||||||
• Partitioned to create Ottenstein | 1325 | ||||||||||||||
• Partitioned to create Lich | 1409 | ||||||||||||||
• Partitioned to create Greifenstein and Hungen | 1592 | ||||||||||||||
• Raised to principality | 1742 | ||||||||||||||
| 1806 | |||||||||||||||
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Solms-Braunfels was a County with Imperial immediacy in what is today the federal Land of Hesse in Germany.
Solms-Braunfels was a partition of Solms, ruled by the House of Solms, and was raised to a Principality of the Holy Roman Empire in 1742. Solms-Braunfels was partitioned between: itself and Solms-Ottenstein in 1325; itself and Solms-Lich in 1409; and itself, Solms-Greifenstein and Solms-Hungen in 1592. Solms-Braunfels was mediatised to Austria, Hesse-Darmstadt, Prussia and Württemberg in 1806.
Rulers
Counts of Solms-Braunfels (1258–1742)[1][2]
- Henry III, Count 1258–1312 (died 1312), elder son of Henry II, Count of Solms
- Bernhard I, Count 1312–49 (died 1349), second son of Henry III
- Otto I, Count 1349–1410 (died 1410)
- Bernhard II, Count 1409–59 (died 1459)
- Otto II, Count 1459–1504 (1426–1504)
- Bernhard III, Count 1504–47 (1468–1547)
- Philipp, Count 1547–81 (1494–1581)
- Konrad, Count 1581–92 (1540–1592)
- Johann Albrecht I, Count 1592–1623 (1563–1623); his third daughter was Amalia, wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
- Konrad Ludwig, Count 1623–35 (1595–1635)
- Johann Albrecht II, Count 1635–48 (1599–1647)
- Heinrich Trajectinus, Count 1648–93 (1639–1693)
- Wilhelm I, Count of Solms-Greifenstein (1570–1635)
- Wilhelm II, Count of Solms-Greifenstein (1609–1676)
- Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Greifenstein 1676–1720, and of Solms-Braunfels 1693–1720 (1651–1720)
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Count 1720–42 (1696–1761), created Reichsfürst 1742
- Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Greifenstein 1676–1720, and of Solms-Braunfels 1693–1720 (1651–1720)
- Wilhelm II, Count of Solms-Greifenstein (1609–1676)
- Johann Albrecht I, Count 1592–1623 (1563–1623); his third daughter was Amalia, wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
- Konrad, Count 1581–92 (1540–1592)
- Philipp, Count 1547–81 (1494–1581)
- Bernhard III, Count 1504–47 (1468–1547)
- Otto II, Count 1459–1504 (1426–1504)
- Bernhard II, Count 1409–59 (died 1459)
- Otto I, Count 1349–1410 (died 1410)
- Bernhard I, Count 1312–49 (died 1349), second son of Henry III
Princes of Solms-Braunfels (1742–1806)[3]
- Friedrich Wilhelm, 1st Prince 1742–61 (1696–1761)
- Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst, 2nd Prince 1761–83 (1721–1783)
- Wilhelm Christian Karl, 3rd Prince 1783–1837, mediatized 1806 (1759–1837)
- Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst, 2nd Prince 1761–83 (1721–1783)
Mediatized Princes of Solms-Braunfels
- Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst, 2nd Prince of Solms-Braunfels 1761–83 (1721–1783)
- Wilhelm Christian Karl, 3rd Prince 1783–1837, mediatized 1806 (1759–1837)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand, 4th Prince 1837–73 (1797–1873)
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Solms-Braunfels (1770–1814)
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich of Solms-Braunfels (1801–1868)
- Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm, 5th Prince 1873–80 (1835–1880)
- Georg Friedrich Bernhard, 6th Prince 1880–91 (1836–1891)
- Georg Friedrich Victor, 7th Prince 1891–1970 (1890–1970)
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich of Solms-Braunfels (1801–1868)
- Wilhelm Christian Karl, 3rd Prince 1783–1837, mediatized 1806 (1759–1837)
The main branch of the princely House of Solms-Braunfels became extinct with Georg Friedrich Victor in 1970. Braunfels Castle was inherited by the last Prince's son-in-law, the Count of Oppersdorff who changed the family name in 1969 to Oppersdorff-Solms-Braunfels. An Austrian side branch continues to exist.
Braunfels Castle
Greifenstein Castle
Solms-Braunfels coat of arms
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References
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "solms/solms1.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "solms/solms2.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "solms/solms3.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.