Solms-Wildenfels was a minor County around
Wildenfels in south-western
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
. The
House of Solms had its origins at
Solms
Geography
Location
Solms lies right in the Lahn valley at the mouth of the eponymous little river Solmsbach and is nestled between the foothills of both the Taunus and Westerwald at heights from 140 to 400 m above sea level. It is about 7& ...
, Hesse.
Solms-Wildenfels was a partition of
Solms-Baruth
Solms-Baruth was a Lower Lusatian state country, from 16th century until 1945.
History
The House of Solms had its origins at Solms, Hesse, and ruled several of the many minor states of the Holy Roman Empire. These lost their independence in the ...
. In 1741 it was partitioned between itself and
Solms-Sachsenfeld, and reintegrated that County upon its extinction in 1896. Solms-Wildenfels was
mediatised to
Hesse-Darmstadt
The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a younger branch of the House of Hesse. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse be ...
in 1806.
Counts of Solms-Wildenfels (1696–1806)
* Otto Henry William (1696–1741)
* Henry Charles (1741–46)
* Frederick Magnus I (1746–1801)
* Frederick Magnus II (1801–06)
Mediatized Counts of Solms-Wildenfels
* Friedrich Magnus II (1806–1857)
* Friedrich Magnus III (1857-1883)
* Friedrich Magnus IV (1883-1910)
* Friedrich Magnus V (1910-1945), married
Princess Marie Antoinette of Schwarzburg
Marie Antoinette, Princess of Schwarzburg (german: Marie Antoinette Prinzessin zu Schwarzburg; 7 February 18984 November 1984) was the eldest child of Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg.
Early life and background
Marie Antoinette was born at Großha ...
, who presumably became the head of the
House of Schwarzburg in 1971. Following
her brother's death in 1971 in the House of Schwarzburg became extinct in the male line. However the Schwarzburg principalities operated under
Semi-Salic
The Salic law ( or ; la, Lex salica), also called the was the ancient Frankish civil law code compiled around AD 500 by the first Frankish King, Clovis. The written text is in Latin and contains some of the earliest known instances of Old D ...
primogeniture which means that in the event of the extinction of all male dynasts, as happened with the death of Prince Friedrich Günther, females can inherit.
[House Laws of Schwarzburg]
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* Friedrich Magnus VI (1945-) : upon his mother's death in 1984, Friedrich Magnus VI inherited a claim to the headship of the House of Schwarzburg under semi-Salic law
The Salic law ( or ; la, Lex salica), also called the was the ancient Frankish civil law code compiled around AD 500 by the first Frankish King, Clovis. The written text is in Latin and contains some of the earliest known instances of Old ...
.[James, John ''Almanach de Gotha, Volume I'', 2013.]
References
House of Solms
1696 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
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