Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
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Monogram of Frederick William in the Evengelical Reformed Church in Wölfersheim
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| Spouse(s) | Magdalena Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg Sophia Magdalena Benigna of Solms-Laubach-Utphe Charlotte Catherine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen |
| Noble family | House of Solms-Braunfels |
| Father | William Maurice of Solms-Braunfels |
| Mother | Magdalene Sophie of Hesse-Homburg |
| Born |
11 January 1696 Braunfels |
| Died | 24 February 1761 (aged 65) Braunfels |
Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels (11 January 1696 in Braunfels – 24 February 1761, Braunfels) was the first Prince of Solms-Braunfels. He was the son of Count William Maurice of Solms-Braunfels (1651–1724) and his wife Magdalene Sophie of Hesse-Homburg (1660–1720), a daughter of William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, and his first wife.
Frederick William received an aristocratic education . When his father died on 18 February 1724, he became Count of Solms-Braunfeld, Greifenstein and Hungen, Tecklenburg, Kriechingen and Lingen, Lord of Münzenberg, Wildenfels, Sonnewalde, Püttlingen, Dortweiler and Beaucourt. However, because of his poor health, he did not rule much personally. He did, however, succeed in his marriage policy, which allowed his children to marry into powerful families around the country.
Financial difficulties forced him to sell the city of Butzbach, which his family had owned since 1478, to Hesse-Darmstadt on 17 March 1741. On 22 May 1742, Emperor Charles VII raised the House of Solms-Braunfels to the rank of Imperial Prince.
When Frederick William died in 1761, he was succeeded by his son Ferdinand William Ernest.
He was married three times. His first wife was Princess Magdalena Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1691-1725), the daughter of John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg. They had the following children:
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