Solms-Baruth
Encyclopedia
Solms-Baruth was a Lower Lusatia
n state country
, from 16th century until 1945.
. It lost its independence in the German Mediatization of 1806. Initially it passed to the Kingdom of Saxony
. In 1815, when Saxony was punished at the Congress of Vienna
for its loyalty to Napoleon by the confiscation of a significant part of its territory, Solms-Baruth was transferred to Prussia
. The Prussian representative at the Congress was Karl August von Hardenberg
and his assistant, Count of Solms-Sonnewalde. The Solms-Baruth state was until 1945 owned by the Solms-Baruth family, the state consisted in, the family seat Castle, ten villages and about 15,000 hectares of agriculture and forestry land.
Lower Lusatia
Lower Lusatia is a historical region stretching from the southeast of the Brandenburg state of Germany to the southwest of the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland. Important towns beside the historic capital Lübben include Calau, Cottbus, Guben , Luckau, Spremberg, Finsterwalde, Senftenberg and Żary...
n state country
State country
State country was a unit of administrative and territorial division in the Bohemian crown lands of Silesia and Upper Lusatia, existing from 15th to 18th centuries. These estates were exempt from feudal tenure by privilege of the Bohemian kings...
, from 16th century until 1945.
History
Solms-Baruth was one of the many minor states of the Holy Roman EmpireHoly Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
. It lost its independence in the German Mediatization of 1806. Initially it passed to the Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Saxony
The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire. It became a Free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War...
. In 1815, when Saxony was punished at the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
for its loyalty to Napoleon by the confiscation of a significant part of its territory, Solms-Baruth was transferred to Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
. The Prussian representative at the Congress was Karl August von Hardenberg
Karl August von Hardenberg
Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg was a Prussian statesman and Prime Minister of Prussia. While during his late career he acquiesced to reactionary policies, earlier in his career he implemented a variety of Liberal reforms...
and his assistant, Count of Solms-Sonnewalde. The Solms-Baruth state was until 1945 owned by the Solms-Baruth family, the state consisted in, the family seat Castle, ten villages and about 15,000 hectares of agriculture and forestry land.
Rulers
- Otto,Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde (1596−1612)
- Friedrich Albert, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde (1612−1615)
- Johann Georg II. (1615–1632), Count of Solms-Baruth in Wildenfels
Counts of Solms-Baruth
- Johann Georg III. (1632–1690)
- Friedrich Sigismund I. (1632–1696)
- Friedrich Sigismund II. (1696–1737)
- Friedrich Gottlob Heinrich (1737–1787)
- Friedrich Carl Leopold (1787–1801)
- Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig (1801–1879)
Princes of Solms-Baruth
- Friedrich I. (1879–1904), since 1888
- Friedrich II. (1904–1920)
- Friedrich III. (1920–1951)
- Friedrich IV (1951-2006)
- Friedrich V (2006 -)