Karl zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Prince Karl Ferdinand Wilhelm zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich , also Carl zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (born June 27, 1866 in Lich ; † July 26, 1920 ibid) was a German politician . He was President of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse .
Life path
School time and studies
Karl was the eldest son of Prince Hermann zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1838–1899) and his wife, Countess Agnes zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1842–1904). Attended high school in Kassel , then studied at Leipzig University . After attending university, he was in the military. He traveled to Italy and Algeria .
Marriage and offspring
He married in the Oct. 16, 1894 Wernigerode Princess Emma (1875 to 1956), the daughter of Prince Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode . From this marriage there were four children:
- Philipp Hermann (1895–1918), Hereditary Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, died in Konstantinowka (Ukraine)
- Anne-Agnes (1899–1987) ⚭ 1923 Carl zu Castell-Castell (1897–1945)
- Elisabeth (1903–1992) ⚭ 1944 Otto Vossler (1902–1987)
- Johanna Marie (1905–1982) ⚭ 1924 Georg Friedrich Graf zu Solms-Laubach (1899–1969)
Since his only son Philipp was killed in World War I in 1918 , his brother Reinhard Ludwig (1867–1951) took over the post of head of the house after Karl's death in 1920 .
politics
Karl zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich took over the state rule with the death of his father Hermann Fürst zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich in 1899 . As a Hessian nobleman he was constitutionally member of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1899 to the November Revolution 1918 . In the First Chamber he was Vice-President from 1908 to 1914 and President from 1914 to 1918. From 1901 to 1918 he was also a member of the Prussian manor house .
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.
- Klaus-Dieter Rack, Bernd Vielsmeier: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the first and second chambers of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820–1918 and the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse 1919–1933 (= Political and parliamentary history of the State of Hesse. Vol. 19 = Work of the Hessian Historical Commission. NF Vol. 29) . Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1 , No. 833.
- Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser (Hofkalender), 179 (1942), p. 312.
Web links
- Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Karl Ferdinand Wilhelm Fürst to. Hessian biography. (As of January 12, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Individual evidence
- ^ "Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Karl Ferdinand Wilhelm Fürst zu". Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Friedrich zu Solms-Laubach | Albrecht zu Erbach-Fürstenau | Ernst Casimin zu Ysenburg-Büdingen | Otto zu Solms-Laubach | Emil of Hesse and by the Rhine | Friedrich Schenck | Otto zu Solms-Laubach | Ludwig zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich | Alfred zu Erbach-Fürstenau | Carl von Schlitz called von Görtz | Alexander of Hesse and by the Rhine | Bruno zu Ysenburg and Büdingen | Emil von Schlitz called von Görtz | Karl zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Karl zu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Karl Ferdinand Wilhelm zu (full name); Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Carl zu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lich |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1920 |
| Place of death | Lich |