Solms-Laubach

County of Solms-Laubach
*Grafschaft Solms-Laubach*
County of Solms-Laubach Grafschaft Solms-Laubach
1544–1676 ; 1696–1806
	Coat of arms
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Laubach
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Partitioned from S-Lich	1544
• Partitioned to create ;	; 1561
• Partitioned to create ; S-Baruth & S-Rödelheim	; 1607
• Partitioned to create ;	; 1627
• Annexed to Solms-Baruth	1676–96
• Mediatised to Hesse	1806
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Solms-Lich
Grand Duchy of Hesse

Solms-Laubach was a County of southern Hesse and eastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The had its origins at Solms, Hesse.

History[]

Solms-Laubach was originally created as a partition of Solms-Lich. Solms-Laubach partitioned between itself and 1561; between itself, Solms-Baruth and Solms-Rödelheim 1607; and between itself and 1627. Solms-Laubach inherited Solms-Sonnenwalde in 1615. With the death of Count Charles Otto in 1676, it was inherited by Solms-Baruth and recreated as a partition in 1696. Solms-Laubach was mediatised to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806.

The counts of Solms-Laubach still own Laubach Castle and Arnsburg Abbey. Until 1935, Münzenberg Castle also belonged to the estate.

Laubach Castle.

Counts of Solms-Laubach[]

First creation: 1544–1676[]

Frederick Magnus I (1544–61)
(1561–1600)
(1600–10)
(1610–56)
(1656–76)

Second creation: 1696–1806[]

Frederick Ernest (1696–1723)
Christian Augustus (1723–84), with...
- Frederick Magnus II (1723–38)
Frederick Louis Christian (1784–1806)

Mediatized[]

Friedrich Ludwig Christian, 5th Count 1806 (Mediatized)-1822 (1769-1822)
- Otto, 6th Count 1822-1872 (1799-1872)
  - Friedrich, 7th Count 1872-1900 (1833-1900)
    - Otto, 8th Count 1900-1904 (1860-1904)
      - Georg, 9th Count 1904-1969 (1899-1969)
        Otto, 10th Count 1969-1973 (1926-1973)
        Karl, 11th Count 1973–present (b.1963)
        August, Hereditary Count of Solms-Laubach (b.1994)
        
        Count Gustav (b.1965)
        Count Oscar (b.2008)
        
        Count Franz (b.1971)
      - Count Friedrich (1902-1991)
        Count Ernst (b.1939)
        Count Stefan (b.1976)
    - Count Reinhard (1872-1937)
      - Count Hans (1927-2009)
        Count Georg (b.1972)
  - Count Ernst (1837-1908)
    - Count Ernstotto (1890-1977)
      - Count Friedrich-Ernst (b.1940)
        Count Moritz (b.1980)
        
        Count Philipp (b.1985)^{[citation needed]}

References[]

Rudolph zu Solms-Laubach: Geschichte des Grafen- und Fürstenhauses Solms. Adelmann, Frankfurt am Main 1865

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