Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim

County of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim Grafschaft Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim
1635–1699 1722–1728 1778–1806
Coat of arms
Status	State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital	Rödelheim
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Union of S-Rödelheim     and S-Assenheim	1635
• Repartitioned in twain	1699
• Reunited	1722
• Repartitioned	1728
• Reunited	1778
• Mediatised to Hesse-     -Kassel and -Darmstadt	1806
Preceded by Succeeded by Solms-Assenheim Solms-Rödelheim Grand Duchy of Hesse Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel

Assenheim Castle

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

Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim was thrice created by a union of the Counts of Solms-Assenheim and Solms-Rödelheim, and on the first two occasions repartitioned into those statelets. Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim was mediatised to Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) and Hesse-Darmstadt in 1806.

Counts of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim

First creation: 1635–1699

• Johann August, Count 1635–1680 (1623-1680), second son of Johann Georg II, Count of Solms-Baruth
  • Johann Karl Eberhard, Count 1680–1699 (1657-1699), eldest surviving son

Second creation: 1722–28

Ludwig Heinrich, Count 1722-1728 (1667-1728), third surviving son of Johann August, inherited Assenheim 1699, Rödelheim 1722

Third creation: 1778–1806

• Johann Ernst Karl, Count 1778–90 (1714-1790), second surviving son of Ludwig Heinrich, inherited elder brother's territories 1778
  • Volrath Franz Karl Ludwig, Count 1790–1818 (1762-1818), mediatized 1806

After Mediatization

• Volrath Franz Karl Ludwig, Count 1790–1818 (1762-1818), mediatized 1806
  • Karl, Count 1818-1844 (1790-1844)
    • Maximilian, Count 1844-1892 (1826-1892)
      • Karl Franz, Count 1892-1923 (1864-1923)
        • Maximilian, Count 1923-1968 (1893-1968)
          • Markwart, Count 1968-1976 (1925-1976), adopted Nikolaus as his successor
        • Count Joachim Ernst of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim (1896-1978)
          • Count Günther Wolfgang of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim (1931-1979)
            • Nikolaus, Count 1979-1981 (1961-1981)
            • Philipp, Count 1981–present (born 1964)
              • Theodor, Hereditary Count (born 2010)

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