Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

Prince Charles Ferdinand William of Solms-Lich-Hohensolms (27 June 1866, in Lich – 26 July 1920) was a German politician. He was president of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. His sister, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich married Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse

Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Born(1866-06-27)27 June 1866
Lich, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died26 July 1920(1920-07-26) (aged 54)
Lich, Germany
Noble familySolms-Hohensolms-Lich
Spouse(s)Princess Emma of Stolberg-Wernigerode
FatherHermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
MotherCountess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode

Early life

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Charles was the eldest son of Prince Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1838–1899) and his wife Agnes, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1842–1904).

Marriage and issue

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He married on 16 October 1894 in Wernigerode with Princess Emma of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1875–1956), his cousin and daughter of the prince Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode. The marriage produced four children:

As his only son Philip was killed in World War 1 in 1918, after Charles' death in 1920 his younger brother Reinhard Louis (1867–1951) inherited the title of Fürst of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.

Politics

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When his father, Hermann, Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, died in 1899, Charles took over as sovereign. As a Hessian nobleman, he was a member of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse under the 1899 constitution until the November Revolution of 1918. He was Vice President of the First Chamber from 1908 to 1914 and President from 1914 to 1918. From 1901 to 1918, he was also a member of the Prussian House of Lords.

Honours and awards

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Literature

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  • Jochen Lengemann: Hesse Landtag 1808–1996, 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6, page 361
  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser (Hofkalender), 179 (1942), p. 312

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Landstände", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (in German), Darmstadt: Im Verlag der Invalidenanstalt, 1912–1913, p. 48 – via hathitrust.org
  2. ^ a b c Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, pp. 3, 6, 22 – via hathitrust.org
  3. ^ "Johanniter-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (supp.) (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1895, p. 9 – via hathitrust.org{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg, Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, p. 148