Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Spouse(s)	Princess Emma of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Noble family	Solms
Father	Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Mother	Countess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Born	27 June 1866(1866-06-27) Lich, Germany
Died	26 July 1920(1920-07-26) (aged 54) Lich, Germany

Prince Charles Ferdinand William of Solms-Lich-Hohensolms (born: 27 June 1866 in Lich; died: 26 July 1920) was a German politician. He was president of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse.

Life

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

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

• Philip Hermann (1895–1918), Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich; fell in battle at Kostiantynivka (Ukraine)
• Anne-Agnes (1899–1987), married in 1923 Prince Carl of Castell-Castell (1897–1945)
• Elizabeth (1903–1992), married in 1944 Otto Vossler (1902–1987)
• Joan Marie (1905–1982), married in 1924 Count George Frederick of Solms-Laubach (1899–1969)

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 prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.

Politics

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 1814 to 1918. From 1901 to 1918, he was also a member of the Prussian House of Lords.

References

• 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

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

Persondata
Name	Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Alternative names	Charles Ferdinand William of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (full name); Karl zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (German); Karl Ferdinand Wilhelm zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (German full name)
Short description	Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and member of the Prussian House of Lords
Date of birth	27 June 1866
Place of birth	Lich, Germany
Date of death	26 July 1920
Place of death	Lich, Germany