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2 unusual facts about Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels


Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels

As Commissioner General of the Adelsverein, he spearheaded the establishment of colonies of German immigrants in Texas.

It was during his service with the cavalry that Carl read books about Texas and became interested in joining the Adelsverein, zealously campaigning for its success.


Amalia of Solms-Braunfels

The end of their journey was The Hague, where stadtholder Maurice of Nassau gave them asylum in 1621.

Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg

During his reign, Arnold had to cope with a lawsuit brought by the Counts of Solms-Braunfels about the inheritance of the County of Tecklenburg.

Benjamin Bowman

Two Roads to Exile: Braunfels: String Quintet - Busch: String Sextet ARC Ensemble, Benjamin Bowman, Erika Raum, Marie Bérard, Steven Dann, Carolyn Blackwell, Bryan Epperson, David Hetherington.

Carl G. von Iwonski

When Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg visited New Braunfels on an 1855 visit, Iwonski made him a gift of six pencil sketches of his Texas creations.

Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg (1778–1841) married (1) Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (2) Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels (3) Ernest Augustus I of Hanover

Christine Charlotte of Solms-Braunfels

Christine Charlotte of Solms-Braunfels (10 November 1690 in Greifenstein – 16 October 1771 in Homburg) was a Countess of Solms-Braunfels by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg.

Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

On 10 October 1746 Hungen, he married Ulrike Louise (1731–1792), the daughter of Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels.

Frederick grew up first at Braunfels Castle, and later in Varel.

Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels

When his father died on 18 February 1724, he became Count of Somls-Braunfeld, Greifenstein and Hungen, Tecklenburg, Kriechingen and Lingen, Lord of Münzenberg, Wildenfels, Sonnewalde, Püttlingen, Dortweiler and Beaucourt.

Financial difficulties forced him to sell the city of Butzbach, which his family had owned since 1478, to Hesse-Darmstadt on 17 March 1741.

Georg Ludwig Hartig

In 1786, Hartwig was appointed as Manager of Forests for the Prince of Solms-Braunfels at Hungen, in the Wetterau, Hesse.

Giessen nappe

-- circa --> 300 km2 from the western edge of the Vogelsberg over Braunfels, Wetzlar and Gießen, almost to Marburg.

Howard Payne University at New Braunfels

Until HPU’s permanent campus in New Braunfels is constructed as part of the new Veramendi development project, courses will be offered during evenings and weekends at New Braunfels High School, online, and at a separate facility on Loop 337.

Jayme Lynn Blaschke

Blaschke resides in New Braunfels, Texas, and is a member of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop.

John O. Meusebach

Before they could be married, she died in Germany of Typhoid fever while he was administrating the establishments of New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.

Karl von Schönhals

Karl Ritter von Schönhals (15 November 1788, Braunfels, Solms-Braunfels - 16 February 1857, Graz) was an Austrian general.

Mauritia Eleonora of Portugal

After the death of her mother Emilia, who resided at Prangins Castle in Switzerland, she returned in 1629 to the Netherlands to the court of her granduncle Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic and Amalie of Solms-Braunfels.

Stephan Braunfels

In 1994, Braunfels' design for the 81,000 square meter German Parliament office building -- Paul Löbe Haus—was awarded first prize.


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