Solms-Laubach

County of Solms-Laubach
Grafschaft Solms-Laubach
State of the Holy Roman Empire
1544–1676 1696–1806
Coat of arms
Capital		Laubach
Government		Principality
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Partitioned from S-Lich	1544
•	Partitioned to create     Solms-Sonnenwalde	1561
•	Partitioned to create     S-Baruth & S-Rödelheim	1607
•	Partitioned to create     Solms-Sonnenwalde	1627
•	Annexed to Solms-Baruth	1676–96
•	Mediatised to Hesse	1806
Preceded by Succeeded by Solms-Lich Grand Duchy of Hesse

Solms-Laubach was a County of southern Hesse and eastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The House of Solms had its origins at Solms, Hesse.

Solms-Laubach was originally created as a partition of Solms-Lich. Solms-Laubach partitioned between itself and Solms-Sonnenwalde 1561; between itself, Solms-Baruth and Solms-Rödelheim 1607; and between itself and Solms-Sonnenwalde 1627. Solms-Laubach inherited Solms-Sonnenwalde in 1615. With the death of Count Charles Otto in 1676, it was inherited by Solms-Baruth and recreated as a partition in 1696. Solms-Laubach was mediatised to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806.

Laubach Castle

Counts of Solms-Laubach

First creation: 1544–1676

• Frederick Magnus I (1544–61)
• John George (1561–1600)
• Albert Otto I (1600–10)
• Albert Otto II (1610–56)
• Charles Otto (1656–76)

Second creation: 1696–1806

• Frederick Ernest (1696–1723)
• Christian Augustus (1723–84), with...
  • Frederick Magnus II (1723–38)
• Frederick Louis Christian (1784–1806)

Mediatized

• Otto (18..-1832)
• Friedrich (1832-1900)
• Otto (1900-1904)
• Georg (1904-1969)
• Otto (1969-1973)
• Karl (1973-, born 1963)

References

• Rudolph zu Solms-Laubach: Geschichte des Grafen- und Fürstenhauses Solms. Adelmann, Frankfurt am Main 1865