Wilhelm I zu Solms-Braunfels-Greiffenstein (graf zu Solms-Braunfels, herr zu Münzenberg, Wildenfels und Sonnenwalde)

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Personal and Family Information

Wilhelm was born on 18 APR 1570 in Braunfels, the son of Konrad zu Solms-Braunfels and Elisabeth von Nassau-Dillenburg.

He died on 03 FEB 1635 in Greiffenstein.

His wife was Amalie von Nassau-Dillenburg, who he married on 28 AUG 1600 in Dillenburg, Hessen, Deutschland . Their ten known children were Johannette Elisabeth (1602-1627), Johann Konrad (1603-1635), Juliana (1605-1629), Sabine (1606-?), Amalia (1607-1608), Wilhelm II (1609-1676), Ludwig (1614-1676), Kunigunde (1615-1635), Anna Amalia (1617-1640) and Ernst Kasimir (1620-1648).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Wilhelm I zu Solms-Braunfels-Greiffenstein
(1570-1635)

 

Konrad zu Solms-Braunfels
(1540-1592)

 

Philipp zu Solms-Braunfels
(1494-1581)

 

Bernhard III zu Solms-Braunfels
(1468-1547)

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Margarethe von Henneberg-Schleusingen
(1476/77-1510)

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Anna van Tecklenburg
(-1554)

 

Otto VIII (IX) van Tecklenburg-Schwerin
(-1534)

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Irmgard von Rietberg
(c1471-1540)

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Elisabeth von Nassau-Dillenburg
(1542-1603)

 

Wilhelm I von Nassau-Dillenburg
(1487-1559)

 

Jan V van Nassau-Dillenburg
(1455-1516)

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Elisabeth von Hessen-Marburg
(1466-1523)

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Juliana zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
(1506-1580)

 

Botho zu Stolberg
(1467-1538)

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Anna von Eppstein-Königstein
(1482-1538)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 18 APR 1570
Place: Braunfels
Death 3 FEB 1635
Place: Greiffenstein
Cause: plague

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title graf zu Solms-Braunfels
Nobility Title herr zu Münzenberg, Wildenfels und Sonnenwalde