Friedrich Wilhelm of Solms-Braunfels ( German: Friedrich Wilhelm zu Solms-Braunfels ; January 11, 1696 , Braunfels - February 24, 1761 , Braunfels ) - the first prince of Solms-Braunfels .
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Biography
The son of Count Wilhelm Moritz of Solms-Braunfels (1651-1724) and Magdalena Sophia of Hesse-Homburg (1660-1720). After the death of his father on February 19, 1724 he inherited the count title. He received a decent education, but was notable for poor health and had little involvement in government affairs. Nevertheless, he successfully implemented matrimonial plans for his children, who married the representatives of the sovereign houses of Germany. Financial difficulties forced him to cede Butzbach to Hesse-Darmstadt .
On May 22, 1742, Emperor Charles VII granted the house of Solms-Braunfels the status of imperial principality .
Family
Friedrich Wilhelm Solms-Braunfelsky was married three times. The first wife is Princess Magdalena Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1691-1725), daughter of Johann Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg . They were born:
- Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst (1721-1783), married to Sophia Christina Wilhelmina Solms-Laubach (1741-1772)
- Magdalena Polyxena Maria Casimira (1722-1722)
- Charlotte Henrietta Magdalena Wilhelmina (1725-1785)
On May 9, 1726, Friedrich Wilhelm married for the second time, Countess Sofia Magdalena Benigna Solms-Laubach-Utfsky, daughter of Karl Otto Solms-Laubach-Utfsky, became his wife. They were born:
- Karl Ludwig Wilhelm (1727-1812)
- Wilhelm Christoph (1732-1811)
- Ludwig Rudolph Wilhelm (1733-1809)
- Alexander Wilhelm (1736-1738)
- Anton Wilhelm Friedrich (1739-1812)
- Elizabeth Maria Louise Benigna (1728-1795)
- Ulrika Louise (1731–1792), married to Frederick IV of Hesse-Homburg (1724–1751)
- Amalia Eleanor (1734-1811), married to Prince Karl Ludwig of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoymsky (1723-1806)
- Carolina Albertina (1740-1742)
- Magdalena Sofia (1742-1819), married to Victor Amadeus Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoymsky (1744-1790)
- Christina Charlotte Frederic (1744-1823), married to Simon Augustus Lippe-Detmoldsky (1727-1782)
The third wife of Friedrich Wilhelm was the Palatine Countess Charlotte Katarina Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen (1699-1785), the daughter of Johann Karl Birkenfeld-Gelhausen. There were no children in the marriage.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The Peerage