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County (Principality) of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
*Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Solms-Hohensolms-Lich*
County (Principality) of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
1718–1806
	Coat of arms
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Lich
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Union of S-Hohensolms ; and Solms-Lich	1718
• Raised to principality	1792
• Mediatised to Austria, ; Hesse, Prussia and ; Württemberg	1806
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Solms-Hohensolms
	Solms-Lich
Archduchy of Austria
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Württemberg

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Solms-Hohensolms-Lich was at first a County and later Principality with Imperial immediacy in what is today the federal Land of Hessen, Germany. It was ruled by a branch of the House of Solms,^[1] originally from Solms.

Grafschaft

The county was originally created in 1718 as a union of the counties of Solms-Hohensolms and Solms-Lich for Count Friedrich Wilhelm zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1682-1744). It existed from 1718 until 1792.

Hohensolms was an old territory of the lords and counts of Solms, with Alt-Hohensolms Castle built in 1321 and destroyed in 1349, and Neu-Hohensolms Castle built in 1350. The latter was owned by the princely family until 1969.

The county of Lich was inherited by the Counts of Solms-Braunfels after the Counts of Falkenstein-Münzenberg died out in 1418, resulting in strong territorial growth of the House of Solms in the Wetterau, including the lordships of Münzenberg Castle, Hungen Castle, Lich Castle and Laubach Castle. Shortly thereafter, the branch of Solms-Lich split off from Solms-Braunfels.

Principality

It was raised to a Principality of the Holy Roman Empire in 1792 for Prince Karl Christian zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1725-1803). Solms-Hohensolms-Lich was mediatised to Austria, Hesse-Darmstadt, Prussia and Württemberg in 1806. The House of Solms had its origins at Solms, Hesse. The Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich still resides at Castle Lich in Lich.

Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, daughter of Hermann, 5th Prince, wed Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, becoming a Grand Duchess.

Rulers of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

The House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich is a Hessian princely family, and a collateral line of the House of Solms-Braunfels. The House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich originally were imperial counts, raised to the rank of Imperial Prince in 1792.

Counts of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1718–1792)^[2]^{[better source needed]}

Friedrich Wilhelm, Count 1718–44 (1682-1744)
- Charles Christian, Count 1744–92 (1725-1803), created Reichsfürst 1792

Princes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1792–present)

Charles Christian, 1st Prince 1792–1803 (1725-1803) ∞ 1759 Sophie Charlotte, Countess of Dohna-Schlobitten
- Charles Louis Augustus, 2nd Prince 1803–1807 (1762-1807) - Mediatized in 1806; ∞ 1802 Henrietta Sophie, Countess of Bentheim-Steinfurt
  - Charles, 3rd Prince 1807-1824 (1803-1824)
  - Ludwig, 4th Prince 1824-1880 (1805-1880); ∞ 1829 Marie, princess of Isenburg-Büdingen
  - Prince Ferdinand (1806-1876)'
    - Hermann, 5th Prince 1880-1899 (1838-1899); Agnes, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode
      - Charles, 6th Prince 1899-1920 (1866-1920); ∞ 1894 Emma, Princess of Stolberg-Wernigerode
      - Reinhard Louis, 7th Prince 1920-1951 (1867-1951); ∞ 1898 Marka Clara, Countess of Solms-Sonnewalde
        Hermann Otto, Hereditary Prince (1902-1940); ∞ 1933 Gertrud, Baroness of Werthern-Beichlingen
        Philipp-Reinhard, 8th Prince 1951-2015 (1934-2015);^[3] ∞ 1974 Marie, Countess Fouché d’Otrante
        Carl-Christian, 9th Prince 2015–present (born 1975); ∞ 2009 Christina, Countess of Douglas-Langenstein
        Louis Clemens Jamal, Hereditary Prince (born 2008)
        
        Prince Louis Philip (born 1978)
        
        Prince Frederik Sebastian (born 1987)
        
        Prince Wilhelm (born 1937) ∞ Milicent von Boch-Galhau (b.1937)
        Prince Benedict (born 1965)
        
        Prince Christian-Lucius (born 1974)
        Prince Maximilian
        
        Prince Hermann Otto (born 1940) ∞ Margit Mayer (b.1944) div. 1971 ∞ Christiane Meyer zu Eissen (b. 1955)

References

^ See German article on the House of Solms or French article Maison de Solms.
^ Marek, Miroslav. "solms/solms5.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Anzeige von Philipp Reinhard Fürst zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich". mittelhessen-gedenkt.de. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

[1] See German article on the House of Solms or French article Maison de Solms.

[2] Marek, Miroslav. "solms/solms5.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.^{[self-published source]}

[3] "Anzeige von Philipp Reinhard Fürst zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich". mittelhessen-gedenkt.de. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

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+{{Infobox country
 |native_name            = ''Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Solms-Hohensolms-Lich''
 |conventional_long_name = County (Principality) of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
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-|event_start            = [[Personal union|Union]] of [[Solms-Hohensolms|S-Hohensolms]] <br>{{spaces|4}}and [[Solms-Lich]]
+|event_start            = [[Personal union|Union]] of [[Solms-Hohensolms|S-Hohensolms]] <br />{{spaces|4}}and [[Solms-Lich]]
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 |event1                 = Raised to [[princely count|principality]]
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-|event_end              = [[German Mediatisation|Mediatised]] to [[Austrian Empire|Austria]], <br>{{spaces|4}}[[Grand Duchy of Hesse|Hesse]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] and <br>{{spaces|4}}[[Kingdom of Württemberg|Württemberg]]
+|event_end              = [[German Mediatisation|Mediatised]] to [[Austrian Empire|Austria]], <br />{{spaces|4}}[[Grand Duchy of Hesse|Hesse]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] and <br />{{spaces|4}}[[Kingdom of Württemberg|Württemberg]]
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 }}
 [[File:Lich - Schloss.jpg|thumb|The princely castle at [[Lich, Hesse]]]]
-'''Solms-Hohensolms-Lich''' was a County in  [[Hessen]], [[Germany]]. It was originally created as a union of [[Solms-Hohensolms]] and [[Solms-Lich]], and it was raised to a Principality in 1792. Solms-Hohensolms-Lich was [[German Mediatisation|mediatised]] to [[Austria]], [[Grand Duchy of Hesse|Hesse-Darmstadt]], [[Prussia]] and [[Württemberg]] in 1806. The [[House of Solms]] had its origins at [[Solms]], Hesse.
+'''Solms-Hohensolms-Lich''' was at first a [[Grafschaft|County]] and later [[Principality]] with [[Imperial immediacy]] in what is today the federal Land of [[Hessen]], [[Germany]]. It was ruled by a branch of the [[House of Solms]],<ref>See German article on the ''[[:de:Solms (Adelsgeschlecht)|House of Solms]]'' or French article ''[[:fr:Maison de Solms|Maison de Solms]]''.</ref> originally from [[Solms]].
+== Grafschaft ==
+The county was originally created in 1718 as a union of the counties of [[Solms-Hohensolms]] and [[Solms-Lich]] for Count Friedrich Wilhelm zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1682-1744). It existed from 1718 until 1792.
+Hohensolms was an old territory of the lords and counts of Solms, with Alt-Hohensolms Castle built in 1321 and destroyed in 1349, and Neu-Hohensolms Castle built in 1350. The latter was owned by the princely family until 1969.
+The county of [[Lich, Hesse|Lich]] was inherited by the Counts of [[Solms-Braunfels]] after the [[Counts of Falkenstein (Rhineland-Palatinate)|Counts of Falkenstein]]-Münzenberg died out in 1418, resulting in strong territorial growth of the House of Solms in the [[Wetterau]], including the lordships of [[Münzenberg Castle]], [[Hungen]] Castle, Lich Castle and [[Laubach]] Castle. Shortly thereafter, the branch of Solms-Lich split off from Solms-Braunfels.
+== Principality ==
+It was raised to a [[Princes of the Holy Roman Empire|Principality of the Holy Roman Empire]] in 1792 for Prince Karl Christian zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1725-1803). Solms-Hohensolms-Lich was [[German Mediatisation|mediatised]] to [[Austria]], [[Grand Duchy of Hesse|Hesse-Darmstadt]], [[Prussia]] and [[Württemberg]] in 1806. The [[:de:Solms (Adelsgeschlecht)|House of Solms]] had its origins at [[Solms]], Hesse. The Prince of [[:File:Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.PNG|Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]] still resides at [[:File:Schloss_Lich_03.JPG|Castle Lich]] in [[Lich, Hesse|Lich]].
+[[Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]], daughter of Hermann, 5th Prince, wed [[Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse]], becoming a Grand Duchess. [[File:The_Hessian_family_in_Tsarskoe_Selo.jpg|thumb|Photo of Eleonore Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and her husband Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse with brother-in-law Tsar Nicolas II and nieces [[Grand_Duchess_Anastasia_Nikolaevna_of_Russia|Anastasia]], [[Grand_Duchess_Olga_Nikolaevna_of_Russia|Olga]] and [[Grand_Duchess_Tatiana_Nikolaevna_of_Russia|Tatiana]]]]
 ==Rulers of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich==
+[[File:Ludwig zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.jpg|thumb|Monument of Prince Ludwig zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich outside Lich Castle]]
+The '''House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich''' is a [[Hesse|Hessian]] princely family, and a collateral line of the [[Solms-Braunfels#Rulers|House of Solms-Braunfels]]. The House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich originally were imperial counts, raised to the rank of [[Prince of the Holy Roman Empire|Imperial Prince]] in 1792.
-=== Counts of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1718–1792) ===
-* Frederick William of [[Solms-Hohensolms]] (1718–44)
-* Charles Christian (1744–92)
+=== Counts of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1718–1792)<ref>{{cite web |last=Marek |first=Miroslav |url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/solms/solms5.html |title= solms/solms5.html<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=genealogy.euweb.cz}}{{Self-published source|date=November 2016}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=November 2016}} ===
-===Princes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1792–present)===
+{{Tree list}}
-* Charles Christian (1792–1803)
+* '''Friedrich Wilhelm, Count 1718–44 (1682-1744)
-* Charles Louis Augustus (1803–07) - Mediatized in 1806
+** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''Charles Christian''', Count 1744–92 (1725-1803), created [[Reichsfürst]] 1792
-* Charles (1807-1824)
+{{tree list/end}}
-* Ludwig (1824-1880)
-* [[Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich|Hermann]] (1880-1899)
-* [[Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich|Charles]] (1899-1920)
+=== Princes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1792–present)===
+{{Tree list}}
-* Reinhard (1920-1951)
+* {{Tree list/final branch}} '''Charles Christian''', 1st Prince 1792–1803 (1725-1803) ∞ 1759 Sophie Charlotte, Countess of [[Dohna-Schlobitten]]
-* Philipp-Reinhard (born 1934)
+** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''Charles Louis Augustus''', 2nd Prince 1803–1807 (1762-1807) - Mediatized in 1806; ∞ 1802 Henrietta Sophie, Countess of [[Bentheim-Steinfurt]]
-** Heir : Carl-Christian (born 1975)
+*** '''Charles''', 3rd Prince 1807-1824 (1803-1824)
+*** '''Ludwig''', 4th Prince 1824-1880 (1805-1880); ∞ 1829 Marie, princess of [[Isenburg-Büdingen]]
+*** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''Prince Ferdinand (1806-1876)'
+**** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich|Hermann]]''', 5th Prince 1880-1899 (1838-1899); Agnes, Countess of [[Stolberg-Wernigerode]]
+***** '''[[Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich|Charles]]''', 6th Prince 1899-1920 (1866-1920); ∞ 1894 Emma, Princess of [[:File:Stolberg-1429.PNG|Stolberg-Wernigerode ]]
+***** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''Reinhard Louis''', 7th Prince 1920-1951 (1867-1951); ∞ 1898 Marka Clara, Countess of [[:File:Schloss_Sonnewalde_Sammlung_Duncker.jpg|Solms-Sonnewalde]]
+****** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''Hermann Otto, Hereditary Prince (1902-1940)''; ∞ 1933 Gertrud, Baroness of [[:File:Schloss_Beichlingen_2006.jpg|Werthern-Beichlingen]]
+******* '''Philipp-Reinhard''', 8th Prince 1951-2015 (1934-2015);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mittelhessen-gedenkt.de/Traueranzeige/PhilippReinhard-FuerstzuSolms-Hohensolms-Lich |title=Anzeige von Philipp Reinhard Fürst zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich |publisher=mittelhessen-gedenkt.de |date= |accessdate=2016-11-27}}</ref> ∞ 1974 Marie, Countess [[Duke of Otranto|Fouché d’Otrante]]
+******** '''Carl-Christian''', 9th Prince 2015–present (born 1975); ∞ 2009 Christina, Countess of [[Earl of Douglas|Douglas]]-[[Langenstein Castle|Langenstein]]
+********* {{Tree list/final branch}} Louis Clemens Jamal, [[Hereditary Prince]] (born 2008)
+******** Prince Louis Philip (born 1978)
+******** {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Frederik Sebastian (born 1987)
+******* Prince Wilhelm (born 1937) ∞ Milicent von [[:de:Boch (Kaufmannsfamilie)|Boch-Galhau]] (b.1937)
+******** Prince Benedict (born 1965)
+******** {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Christian-Lucius (born 1974)
+********* {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Maximilian
+******* {{Tree list/final branch}} [[Hermann Otto Solms|Prince Hermann Otto]] (born 1940) ∞ Margit Mayer (b.1944) div. 1971 ∞ Christiane Meyer zu Eissen (b. 1955)
+{{tree list/end}}
 {{Coord missing|Germany}}
+== References ==
-[[Category:House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich| ]]
+{{Reflist|30em}}
+[[Category:House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich| ]]
+[[Category:1718 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire]]
-{{BadenWürttemberg-geo-stub}}
+[[Category:Principalities of the Holy Roman Empire]]
-{{RhinelandPalatinate-geo-stub}}
-{{Germany-hist-stub}}
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