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{{Short description|Principality in the Land of Hessen, Germany}}
{{Infobox country
|native_name            = ''Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Solms-Hohensolms-Lich''
|conventional_long_name = County (Principality) of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
|common_name            = Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
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|era                    = Middle Ages
|status                 = Vassal
|empire                 = Holy Roman Empire
|government_type        = Principality
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|year_start             = 1718
|year_end               = 1806
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|event_start            = [[Personal union|Union]] of [[Solms-Hohensolms|S-Hohensolms]] <br />{{spaces|4}}and [[Solms-Lich]]
|date_start             =
|event1                 = Raised to [[princely count|principality]]
|date_event1            = 1792
|event_end              = [[German Mediatisation|Mediatised]] to [[Austrian Empire|Austria]], <br />{{spaces|4}}[[Grand Duchy of Hesse|Hesse]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] and <br />{{spaces|4}}[[Kingdom of Württemberg|Württemberg]]
|date_end               =
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|p1                     = Solms-Hohensolms
|image_p1               = [[File:Wappen Solms.svg|20px|County of Solms]]
|p2                     = Solms-Lich
|image_p2               = [[File:Wappen Solms.svg|20px|County of Solms]]
|s1                     = Archduchy of Austria
|flag_s1                = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg
|s2                     = Grand Duchy of Hesse
|flag_s2                = Flagge Großherzogtum Hessen ohne Wappen.svg
|s3                     = Kingdom of Prussia
|flag_s3                = Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg
|s4                     = Kingdom of Württemberg
|flag_s4                = Flagge Königreich Württemberg.svg
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|image_coat             = Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.PNG
|image_map              =
|image_map_caption      =
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|capital                = [[Lich, Germany|Lich]]
}}
[[File:Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.jpg|thumb|Coat of Arms of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]]
'''Solms-Hohensolms-Lich''' was at first a [[Grafschaft|County]] and later [[Principality]] with [[Imperial immediacy]] in what is today the federal Land of [[Hessen]], [[Germany]]. It was ruled by a branch of the [[House of Solms]],<ref>See German article on the ''[[:de:Solms (Adelsgeschlecht)|House of Solms]]'' or French article ''[[:fr:Maison de Solms|Maison de Solms]]''.</ref> originally from [[Solms]].
== Imperial county ==
The [[Imperial immediacy|Imperial county]] was originally created in 1718 as a union of the counties of [[Solms-Hohensolms]] and [[Solms-Lich]] for Count Friedrich Wilhelm zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1682-1744). It existed from 1718 until 1792.
Hohensolms was an old territory of the lords and counts of Solms, with Alt-Hohensolms Castle built in 1321 and destroyed in 1349, and Neu-Hohensolms Castle built in 1350. The latter was owned by the princely family until 1969.
The county of [[Lich, Hesse|Lich]] was inherited by the Counts of [[Solms-Braunfels]] after the [[Counts of Falkenstein (Rhineland-Palatinate)|Counts of Falkenstein]]-Münzenberg died out in 1418, resulting in strong territorial growth of the House of Solms in the [[Wetterau]], including the lordships of [[Münzenberg Castle]], [[Hungen]] Castle, Lich Castle and [[Laubach]] Castle. Shortly thereafter, the branch of Solms-Lich split off from Solms-Braunfels.
== Principality ==
It was raised to a [[Princes of the Holy Roman Empire|Principality of the Holy Roman Empire]] in 1792 for Prince Karl Christian zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1725-1803). Solms-Hohensolms-Lich was [[German Mediatisation|mediatised]] to [[Austria]], [[Grand Duchy of Hesse|Hesse-Darmstadt]], [[Prussia]] and [[Württemberg]] in 1806. The [[:de:Solms (Adelsgeschlecht)|House of Solms]] had its origins at [[Solms]], Hesse. The Prince of [[:File:Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.PNG|Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]] still resides at [[:File:Schloss_Lich_03.JPG|Castle Lich]] in [[Lich, Hesse|Lich]].
[[Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]], daughter of Hermann, 5th Prince, wed [[Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse]], becoming a Grand Duchess. [[File:The_Hessian_family_in_Tsarskoe_Selo.jpg|thumb|Photo of Eleonore Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and her husband Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse with brother-in-law Tsar Nicolas II and nieces [[Grand_Duchess_Anastasia_Nikolaevna_of_Russia|Anastasia]], [[Grand_Duchess_Olga_Nikolaevna_of_Russia|Olga]] and [[Grand_Duchess_Tatiana_Nikolaevna_of_Russia|Tatiana]]]]
[[File:Lich - Schloss.jpg|thumb|The princely castle at [[Lich, Hesse]]]]
==Rulers of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich==
[[File:Ludwig zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.jpg|thumb|Monument of Prince Ludwig zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich outside Lich Castle]]
The '''House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich''' is a [[Hesse|Hessian]] princely family, and a collateral line of the [[Solms-Braunfels#Rulers|House of Solms-Braunfels]]. The House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich originally were imperial counts, raised to the rank of [[Prince of the Holy Roman Empire|Imperial Prince]] in 1792.
=== Counts of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1718–1792)<ref>{{cite web |last=Marek |first=Miroslav |url=http://genealogy.euweb.cz/solms/solms5.html |title= solms/solms5.html<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=genealogy.euweb.cz}}{{Self-published source|date=November 2016}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=November 2016}} ===
{{Tree list}}
* '''Friedrich Wilhelm, Count 1718–44 (1682-1744)'''
** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''Charles Christian''', Count 1744–92 (1725-1803), created [[Reichsfürst]] 1792
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=== Princes of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1792–present)===
{{Tree list}}
* {{Tree list/final branch}} '''Charles Christian''', 1st Prince 1792–1803 (1725-1803) ∞ 1759 Sophie Charlotte, Countess of [[Dohna-Schlobitten]]
** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''Charles Louis Augustus''', 2nd Prince 1803–1807 (1762-1807) - Mediatized in 1806; ∞ 1802 Henrietta Sophie, Countess of [[Bentheim-Steinfurt]]
*** '''Charles''', 3rd Prince 1807-1824 (1803-1824)
*** '''Ludwig''', 4th Prince 1824-1880 (1805-1880); ∞ 1829 Marie, princess of [[Isenburg-Büdingen]]
*** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''Prince Ferdinand (1806-1876)''
**** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''[[Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich|Hermann]]''', 5th Prince 1880-1899 (1838-1899); Agnes, Countess of [[Stolberg-Wernigerode]]
***** '''[[Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich|Charles]]''', 6th Prince 1899-1920 (1866-1920); ∞ 1894 Emma, Princess of [[:File:Stolberg-1429.PNG|Stolberg-Wernigerode ]]
***** {{Tree list/final branch}} '''Reinhard Louis''', 7th Prince 1920-1951 (1867-1951); ∞ 1898 Marka Clara, Countess of [[:File:Schloss_Sonnewalde_Sammlung_Duncker.jpg|Solms-Sonnewalde]]
****** {{Tree list/final branch}} ''Hermann Otto, Hereditary Prince (1902-1940)''; ∞ 1933 Gertrud, Baroness of [[:File:Schloss_Beichlingen_2006.jpg|Werthern-Beichlingen]]
******* '''Philipp-Reinhard''', 8th Prince 1951-2015 (1934-2015);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mittelhessen-gedenkt.de/Traueranzeige/PhilippReinhard-FuerstzuSolms-Hohensolms-Lich |title=Anzeige von Philipp Reinhard Fürst zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich |publisher=mittelhessen-gedenkt.de |date= |accessdate=2016-11-27}}</ref> ∞ 1974 Marie, Countess [[Duke of Otranto|Fouché d’Otrante]]
******** '''Carl-Christian''', 9th Prince 2015–present (born 1975); ∞ 2009 Christina, Countess of [[Earl of Douglas|Douglas]]-[[Langenstein Castle|Langenstein]]
********* {{Tree list/final branch}} Louis Clemens Jamal, [[Hereditary Prince]] (born 2008)
******** Prince Louis Philip (born 1978)
******** {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Frederik Sebastian (born 1987)
******* Prince Wilhelm (born 1937) ∞ Milicent von [[:de:Boch (Kaufmannsfamilie)|Boch-Galhau]] (b.1937)
******** Prince Benedict (born 1965)
******** {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Christian-Lucius (born 1974)
********* {{Tree list/final branch}} Prince Maximilian
******* {{Tree list/final branch}} [[Hermann Otto Solms|Prince Hermann Otto]] (born 1940) ∞ Margit Mayer (b.1944) div. 1971 ∞ Christiane Meyer zu Eissen (b. 1955)
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== References ==
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[[Category:House of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich| ]]
[[Category:1718 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire]]
[[Category:Principalities of the Holy Roman Empire]]
[[de:Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]]