Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

County (Principality) of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
State of the Holy Roman Empire
1718–1806
Coat of arms
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

The princely castle at Lich, Hesse

Solms-Hohensolms-Lich was a County with Imperial immediacy in what is today the federal Land of Hessen, Germany.

History

The county was originally created as a union of the counties of Solms-Hohensolms and Solms-Lich, and it was raised to a Principality of the Holy Roman Empire in 1792. 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 actual prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich still resides at Lich castle.

Rulers of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

Counts of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1718–1792)^[1]

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

Princes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1792–present)^[2]

• Charles Christian, 1st Prince 1792–1803 (1725-1803)
  • Charles Louis Augustus, 2nd Prince 1803–1807 (1762-1807) - Mediatized in 1806
    • Charles, 3rd Prince 1807-1824 (1803-1824)
    • Ludwig, 4th Prince 1824-1880 (1805-1880)
    • Prince Ferdinand (1806-1876)'
      • Hermann, 5th Prince 1880-1899 (1838-1899)
        • Charles, 6th Prince 1899-1920 (1866-1920)
        • Reinhard Louis, 7th Prince 1920-1951 (1867-1951)
          • Hermann Otto, Hereditary Prince (1902-1940)
            • Philipp-Reinhard, 8th Prince 1951-2015 (1934-2015)^[3]
              • Carl-Christian, 9th Prince 2015–present (born 1975)
                • Louis Clemens Jamal, Hereditary Prince (born 2008)
              • Prince Louis Phillip (born 1978)
              • Prince Frederik Sebastian (born 1987)
            • Prince Wilhelm (born 1937)
              • Prince Benedict (born 1965)
              • Prince Christian-Lucius (born 1974)
                • Prince Maximilian
            • Prince Hermann Otto (born 1940)

References

1. Marek, Miroslav. "solms/solms5.html". genealogy.euweb.cz.
2. "House of Solms". Almanachdegotha.org. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
3. "Anzeige von Philipp Reinhard Fürst zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich". mittelhessen-gedenkt.de. Retrieved 2016-11-27.