Solms-Wildenfels

Solms-Wildenfels was a minor County around Wildenfels in south-western Saxony, Germany. The House of Solms[1] had its origins at Solms, Hesse.

Wildenfels Castle
County of Solms-Wildenfels
Grafschaft Solms-Wildenfels
1696–1806
Coat of arms of Solms-Wildenfels
Coat of arms
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalWildenfels
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 Partitioned from S-Baruth
1696
 Partitioned to create
    Solms-Sachsenfeld

1741
 Mediatised to Hesse
1806
 Reintegrated into
    Solms-Sachsenfeld

1896
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Solms Solms-Baruth
Grand Duchy of Hesse

Solms-Wildenfels was a partition of Solms-Baruth. In 1741 it was partitioned between itself and Solms-Sachsenfeld, and reintegrated that County upon its extinction in 1896. Solms-Wildenfels was mediatised to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806.

Coat of arms

Counts of Solms-Wildenfels (1696–1806)

  • Otto Henry William (1696–1741)
  • Henry Charles (1741–46)
  • Frederick Magnus I (1746–1801)
  • Frederick Magnus II (1801–06)

Mediatized Counts of Solms-Wildenfels

References

  1. See German article on the House of Solms or French article Maison de Solms.
  2. House Laws of Schwarzburg
  3. The House of Schwarzburg on Heraldica.org
  4. James, John Almanach de Gotha, Volume I, 2013.


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