Georg Friedrich zu Solms-Braunfels

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Georg Friedrich Victor Heinrich Joseph Wilhelm Maria Johannes Emanuel Prince of Solms-Braunfels (born December 13, 1890 in Frankfurt am Main , † November 30, 1970 in Braunfels ) was the 7th and last Prince of Solms-Braunfels .

family

Prince Georg Friedrich zu Solms-Braunfels came from the Hessian noble family Solms-Braunfels , which was raised to the rank of imperial prince in 1742 . His parents were Georg zu Solms-Braunfels (1836-1891) and Donna Emanuela Gallone dei Principi di Tricase Moliterno (1854-1936). He married Donna Beatrice Contessa Saluzzo (1888–1976) in Naples on May 8, 1913 .

Coat of arms of the princes of Solms-Braunfels

Life

In 1915, Prince Georg Friedrich zu Solms-Braunfels became the registrar of the Braunfels estate by inheritance. This was linked to a hereditary seat in the Prussian manor house . Although he was listed as a member of the manor house, he had not joined it. 1915–1918 he was a member of the first chamber of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse .

In 1963 he and his wife Beatrice were made honorary citizens of the city of Braunfels . In 1986 the same honor was given to his daughter Gabriele and his son-in-law Hans-Georg Graf von Oppersdorff-Solms-Braunfels.

literature

  • Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 361.
  • Justhus Perthes (Ed.) Gothaischer Hofkalender 1887 , p. 193.
  • GHd Princely Houses, Vol. IV, 1956, p. 288.
  • Hartmut Platte: The Princely House of Solms-Braunfels , Börde-Verlag Theresia Platte 2002, ISBN 3-9807740-5-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Solms-Braunfels, Georg Friedrich Victor Fürst zu. Hessian biography. (As of August 20, 2019). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
  2. ^ Website of the city of Braunfels: The honorary citizens of the city of Braunfels (accessed on September 26, 2015)
personal data
SURNAME Solms-Braunfels, Georg Friedrich to
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Solms-Braunfels, Georg Friedrich Victor Heinrich Joseph Wilhelm Maria Johannes Emanuel Fürst zu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hessian nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1970
Place of death Braunfels