Friederike Charlotte of Stolberg-Gedern (3 April 1686 - 10 January 1739) was a German noblewoman of the House of Stolberg and by marriage a Countess of Solms-Laubach.
Early life and marriage Born Friederike Charlotte on April 3, 1686, in Gedern, Hesse, she was the third of the twenty-three children of Count Louis Christian of Stolberg-Gedern (1652 -1710) and Christine of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1663-1749). Her elder siblings, twins Gustav Adolph and an unnamed sister, had died previously on January 17, 1684.
Friedrike was twenty-three years old when she married Friedrich Ernst, Count of Solms-Laubach on December 8, 1709, in Gedern. Friedrich Ernst was the president of the Reichskammergerichts and was succeeded by his surviving sons, Friedrich Magnus II and Christian August. Together they had thirteen children of which only three would survive into adulthood:Ein goldener Schimmer aus fernen Zeiten. Die Schlossbibliothek zu Laubach lädt mit einer Ausstellung in alte Gärten ein [In:] Unseroberhessen, 88. Jahrgang, 2/2012, S. 20–21.Michael Sachs: Die Flucht der evangelischen Frau Anna Magdalena von Reibnitz (1664–~1745) mit ihren von der Zwangskatholisierung bedrohten fünf Kindern aus Schlesien im Jahre 1703 – ein Stimmungsbild aus dem Zeitalter der Gegenreformation und des Pietismus. In: Medizinhistorische Mitteilungen. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftsgeschichte und Fachprosaforschung. Band 34, 2015 (2016), S. 221–263, hier: S. 227. +NameLifespanNotesFriederike Ernestine zu Solms-Laubach1710-1711Died in infancy.Friedrich Magnus II zu Solms-Laubach21 November 1711 - 17 August 1738President of the Imperial Chamber Court in Wetzlar. Never married and had no issue.Karl Leopold zu Solms-Laubach1713-1713Died in infancy.Christian August zu Solms-Laubach1714-1784President of the Imperial Chamber Court in Wetzlar. Married Elisabeth Amalie Friederike of Isenburg-Büdingen; had issue.Adolf Heinrich zu Solms-Laubach1715-1715Died in infancy.Ludwig Karl zu Solms-Laubach1716-1716Died in infancy.Magdalene Christine zu Solms-Laubach1717-1719Died in early childhood.Ferdinand Otto zu Solms-Laubach1718-1719Died in infancy.Luise Charlotte zu Solms-Laubach1720-1723Died in early childhood.Marie Sophie Wilhelmine zu Solms-Laubach1721-1793Married Charles Christian Erdmann, Duke of Württemberg-Oels; had issue.Johan Kuno zu Solms-Laubach1722-1722Twin of Karl Franz; died in infancy.Karl Franz zu Solms-Laubach1722-1722Twin of Johan Kuno; died in infancy.Karl Heinrich1723-1723Died in infancy.
Death Friederike was only 53 years old when she died on January 10, 1739, at SchloÏ Solms, Laubach, Hesse. She was buried in the local Evangelical church.
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