Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim was a County of southern

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and eastern

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. The

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had its origins at

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, 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

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(or Hesse-Cassel) and

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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)http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/fam-S/solms/solmsrodelheim3.htm

Properties

Reiffenstein_Schloss_Roedelheim.jpg, Old

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castle File:Schloss Assenheim01.jpg, Assenheim Castle

References

1699 disestablishments in Europe States and territories established in 1722 States and territories disestablished in 1728 States and territories established in 1778 Counties of the Holy Roman Empire 1806 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-hist-stub