Wilhelm zu Solms-Sonnenwalde

Wilhelm Karl Peter Theodor Graf zu Solms-Sonnenwalde (-Alt-Pouch) (born October 29, 1787 in Würzau , Kurland , † November 26, 1859 in Sonnewalde ) was a Prussian nobleman and politician .

family

Wilhelm zu Solms-Sonnenwalde came from a branch of the Hessian aristocratic family Solms, who were wealthy in Brandenburg, with headquarters in Sonnewalde and other goods in Hillmersdorf , Proßmarke and Pouch . The possession of the registrar of Sonnewalde granted a viril vote on the gentleman's bench of the provincial parishes of the Kurmark Brandenburg and Niederlausitz as well as a hereditary seat in the Prussian manor house .

Wilhelm was the son of Wilhelm Christian Graf zu Solms-Sonnenwalde (1755–1799) and Friederike, b. Countess von Schlippenbach (1767–1843), and grandson of Victor Friedrich von Solms-Sonnenwalde . He was married to Clementine Constantia Countess von Breßler (1790–1872); they had seven children:

• Alfred (May 5, 1810 - January 31, 1870), member of the Prussian manor ⚭ Countess Amalie von Schwerin-Wolfshagen (1820–1900),
• Theodor (* February 6, 1814; † December 28, 1890), member of the Prussian manor ⚭ 1837 Klara Maria von Rex-Thielau (1815–1886).
• Viktor Christian Constantin (* July 8, 1815 - March 10, 1890), District Administrator ⚭ Alwine Marie Henriette Agnes von Langen (* February 1, 1816 - August 14, 1888) from the Kitlitz family
• Clementine Katharina Pauline Johann Elisabeth (October 2, 1817 - March 30, 1894) ⚭ 1846 Count Hermann von Schlippenbach (October 20, 1809 - March 23, 1862), Lieutenant Colonel
• Paul Hermann Roderich (born January 27, 1820 - † May 1, 1857), Rittmeister
• Clemens Eberhard Theodor (* July 2, 1825 - June 29, 1912), lieutenant, diplomat ⚭ Odette Louise Lafitte (* June 20, 1840)

Life

Wilhelm zu Solms-Sonnenwalde was since 1799, initially still a minor, civil lord on Sonnenwalde and manor owner on Hillmersdorf with Proßmarke and pouch . He was chamberlain and Prussian major. Since 1835 he was a member of the provincial estates of the Kurmark Brandenburg and Niederlausitz. In 1847/1848 he received a seat in the gentleman's curia of the First and Second United State Parliaments . From 1854 until his death he held a seat in the Prussian manor house.

literature

• Hermann Krüger (ed.): Chronicle of the Prussian manor house. A commemorative book to commemorate the manor's 30th anniversary. Berlin, 1885, p. 29.
• Justhus Perthes (Ed.): Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Gräfliche Häuser , Gotha 1855 , p. 770.

Web links

• Wilhelm zu Solms-Sonnenwalde at geneall.net