Friedrich Eberhard zu Solms-Sonnenwalde
Friedrich Eberhard Graf zu Solms-Sonnenwalde (* May 17, 1691 in Pouch ; † May 3, 1752 in Leipzig ) was an imperial real Privy Councilor , electoral Saxon Privy Councilor and registrar of Sonnewalde .
Life
Friedrich Eberhard Graf zu Solms came from a branch of the Hessian noble family Solms who was wealthy in Brandenburg . He was the son of Otto Heinrich Graf zu Solms auf Pouch and Charlotta Sophia nee von Krosigk . After the death of his father, he inherited his manor Pouch, which was owned by the family until 1945. He ceded this property to his brother in order to be able to take over the rule of Sonnewalde in 1718 . Other goods in Hillmersdorf , Proßmarke and Pouch belonged to the rule . In the 19th century, the property of the registrar of Sonnewalde granted a viril vote on the man's bench of the provincial parishes of the Kurmark Brandenburg and Niederlausitz as well as a hereditary seat in the Prussian manor house . Otto Wilhelm Graf zu Solms was his brother. In 1729 he had bought the manor Kropstädt in the Electorate of Saxony and appointed his brother as co-lean. In the same year Friedrich Eberhard, who was raised in the Lutheran denomination, converted to Catholicism. As early as 1739, debts forced him to publicly auction the Kropstädt estate in the Wittenberg district . His other possessions included the manors Niedersohland and Wendischsohland, which he united in 1750.
Friedrich Eberhard Graf zu Solms-Sonnenwalde died of a stroke while visiting the Leipzig Spring Fair on May 3, 1752.
family
Friedrich Eberhard Graf zu Solms first married the court lady Mariam Charlotta Aloysia Countess von Scherfenberg in 1724 . Her son Friedrich Joseph Graf von Solms took over the rule of Sonnenwalde.
In 1741 their daughter Charlotte, who became Maria Theresa's lady-in-waiting, married the envoy Count Christian August von Seilern (1717-1801).
literature
- New genealogical-historical news from the most distinguished events, [...] , Volume 48, Leipzig, 1757, pp. 249-250.
- Justhus Perthes (Ed.): Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Gräfliche Häuser , Gotha 1855 , p. 770.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pedigree at geneall.net
- ^ Conversations Lexicon of the Latest Times and Literature , FA Brockhaus, Volume 1, 1832, p. 523.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solms-Sonnenwalde, Friedrich Eberhard to |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Solms-Sonnenwalde, Friedrich Eberhard Graf zu (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Imperial Privy Councilor and registrar in Niederlausitz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1691 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pouch |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1752 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |