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Ferdinand, Prince of Solms-Braunfels

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Ferdinand, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
Born(1721-02-08)8 February 1721
Braunfels
Died2 October 1783(1783-10-02) (aged 62)
Braunfels
SpouseCountess Sophie of Solms-Laubach
IssueWilhelm, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
Prince Frederick William
HouseHouse of Solms-Braunfels
FatherFrederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
MotherPrincess Magdalena Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg

Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst, 2nd Prince of Solms-Braunfels (8 February 1721 in Braunfels – 2 October 1783, ibid.) was the second Prince of Solms-Braunfels. He was the son of Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels (1696–1761) by his first wife Princess Magdalena Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1691–1725).

Life

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Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst was born in Braunfels, Solms-Braunfels as the first son and child of Frederick William, Count of Solms-Braunfels and his first wife Princess Magdalena Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1691–1725) daughter of Johann Ernst, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg. On 22 May 1742, Emperor Charles VII raised the House of Solms-Braunfels to the rank of Imperial Prince and so when his father died he succeeded him as the 2nd Prince.

Marriage and issue

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On 24 August 1756 he married in Laubach, Countess Sophie Christine Wilhelmine of Solms-Laubach. She was the first daughter and second child of Christian August, Count of Solms-Laubach and his first wife Princess Elisabeth of Isenburg und Büdingen zu Birstein daughter of the first Prince, Wolfgang Ernest I. They had the following children:

References

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  • Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Solms-Braunfels". Genealogy.EU.
  • House of Solms