House of Solms
Counts of Solms
Counts of Solms
Divided 1258:
Counts of Solms-Braunfels (1258–1742)
Princes of Solms-Braunfels (1742–1806) extinct 1970
Solms-Braunfels
Divided 1325:
Counts of Solms-Braunfels
Counts of Solms-Ottenstein 1325-1424 extinct
- Henry III (d.1312) Count of Solms-Braunfels 1258–1312 elder son of Henry II, Count of Solms
- Bernhard I (d. 1349) Count of Solms-Braunfels, second son of Henry III
- Otto I (d.1410) Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Bernhard II (d.1459) Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Otto II (1426–1504) Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Bernhard III (1468–1547) Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Philipp (1494–1581) Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Konrad (1540–1592) Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Johann Albrecht I (1563–1623) Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Konrad Ludwig (1595–1635) Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Johann Albrecht II (1599–1647) Count of Solms-Braunfels
Heinrich Trajectinus (1639–1693) Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Heinrich Trajectinus (1639–1693) Count of Solms-Braunfels
Wilhelm Moritz (1651–1720) Count of Solms-Greifenstein, and Count of Solms-Braunfels
- Wilhelm Moritz (1651–1720) Count of Solms-Greifenstein, and Count of Solms-Braunfels from 1693. Married Princess Magdalene Sophie of Hesse-Homburg (1660–1720) daughter of William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Prince Frederick William (1696 – 1761) Count of Solms-Braunfels and created Prince of Solms-Braunfels
- Prince Frederick William (1696 – 1761) Count of Solms-Braunfels and created Prince of Solms-Braunfels in 1742. Married firstly Princess Magdalena Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1691-1725) daughter of John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg and secondly Countess Sophia Magdalena Benigna of Solms-Utphe (1707–1744) daughter of Count Karl Otto of Solms-Laubach-Utphe-Tecklenburg
Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst (1721 – 1783) 2nd Prince of Solms-Braunfels
- Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst (1721 – 1783) 2nd Prince of Solms-Braunfels. Married Countess Sophie Christine Wilhelmine of Solms-Laubach (1741-1772) daughter of Christian August, Count of Solms-Laubach
William Christian Carl (1759–1837) 3rd Prince of Solms-Braunfels
- William Christian Carl (1759–1837) 3rd Prince of Solms-Braunfels, mediatized 1806. Married Wild- und Rheingräfin Auguste of Salm-Grumbach (1771–1810) daughter of Karl Ludwig Wild- und Rheingraf zu Salm-Grumbach und Dhaun
Solms-Braunfels
Divided 1409:
Counts of Solms-Braunfels
Counts of Solms-Lich 1409 see below
Solms-Braunfels
Divided 1592:
Counts of Solms-Braunfels 1693 extinct
Counts of Solms-Greifenstein 1592 became Counts of Solms-Braunfels 1693
Counts of Solms-Hungen 1592-1678 extinct
William I (1570-1635) Count of Solms-Greifenstein
- William I (1570-1635) Count of Solms-Greifenstein, younger son of Konrad (1540–1592) Count of Solms-Braunfels. Married Maria Amalia Countess of Nassau-Dillenburg (1582 – 1635) daughter of John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
Wilhelm II (1609–1676) Count of Solms-Greifenstein
- Wilhelm II (1609–1676) Count of Solms-Greifenstein. Married Johanna Sybille zu Solms (1623–1651) daughter of Philipp Reinhard I, Count of Solms-Hohensolms
- Wilhelm Moritz (1651–1720) Count of Solms-Greifenstein, and Count of Solms-Braunfels from1693 See above
Solms-Lich
Divided 1579:
Counts of Solms-Lich 1718 extinct.
Counts of Solms-Hohensolms 1579 became Counts of Solms-Hohemsolms-Lich in 1718
Princes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich 1742
Friedrich Wilhelm (1682–1744) Count of Solms-Hohensolms, later Count of Solms-Hohemsolms-Lich
- Friedrich Wilhelm (1682–1744) Count of Solms-Hohensolms, later Count of Solms-Hohemsolms-Lich in 1718. Married Wilhelmine Magdalena zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1682–1749) daughter of Wilhelm Moritz I zu Isenburg-Büdingen, Graf von Isenburg-Birstein
Charles Christian (1725-1803) Prince of Solms-Hohemsolms-Lich
- Charles Christian (1725-1803) Count of Solms-Hohemsolms-Lich, created Prince of Solms-Hohemsolms-Lich in 1792. Married Sophie Charlotte, Countess of Dohna-Schlobitten (1740-1798) daughter of Alexander Emil, Graf von Dohna-Schlobitten
Charles Louis Augustus (1762-1807) 2nd Prince of Solms-Hohemsolms-Lich
- Charles Louis Augustus (1762-1807) 2nd Prince of Solms-Hohemsolms-Lich. Mediatized in 1806. Married Henrietta Sophie, Countess of Bentheim-Steinfurt (1777-1851) daughter of Ludwig zu Bentheim und Steinfurt, Prince von Bentheim und Steinfurt
Solms-Lich
Divided 1548:
Counts of Solms-Laubach-Sonnenwalde 1548-1561
Solms-Laubach-Sonnenwalde
Divided 1561:
Counts of Solms-Laubach 1561 see below
Counts of Solms-Sonnenwalde 1561-1615
Johann Friedrich (1625–1696) Count of Solms-Laubach
- Johann Friedrich (1625–1696) Count of Solms-Laubach. Married Benigna von Promnitz (1648–1702) daughter of Siegmund Seyfried, Graf von Promnitz
Friedrich Ernst (1671–1723) Count of Solms-Laubach
- Friedrich Ernst (1671–1723) Count of Solms-Laubach. Married Friederike Charlotte von Stolberg-Gedern (1686–1739) daughter of Count Louis Christian of Stolberg-Gedern
- Friedrich Magnus II (1711–1738) Count of Solms-Laubach
Christian August (1714–1784) Count of Solms-Laubach
- Christian August (1714–1784) Count of Solms-Laubach. Married firstly Elisabeth Amalie zu Isenburg-Büdingen in Birstein (1714–1748) daughter of Wolfgang Ernst, Prince zu Isenburg und Büdingenand, secondly Karoline Amalie von Nassau-Siegen (1715–1752) and thirdly Dorothea Wilhelmine Bötticher, Gräfin von Löwensee (1725–1754) daughter of Ernst-Ephraim Gottfried Zacharias von Bötticher
Friedrich Ludwig Christian (1769–1822) Count of Solms-Laubach
- Friedrich Ludwig Christian (1769–1822) Count of Solms-Laubach, mediatized in 1806. Married Henriette von Degenfeld-Schönburg (1776–1847) daughter of August Christoph von Degenfeld-Schonburg
Solms-Laubach
Divided 1607:
Counts of Solms-Laubach 1607-1676 extinct
Count of Solms-Baruth 1607
Princes of Solms-Baruth 1888
These counties were divided and reunited many times - see diagram above
Count of Solms-Rödelheim 1607
These counties were divided and reunited many times - see diagram above
Frederick Magnus I (1521–1561) Count of Solms-Laubach
- Frederick Magnus I (1521–1561) Count of Solms-Laubach. Married Agnes of Wied (1520 – 1588) daughter of Count John III of Wied. Progenitors of the lines of Solms-Baruth, Solms-Laubach and Solms-Rödelheim
Solms-Laubach-Sonnenwalde
