Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels
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Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels was a 19th-century German nobleman and colonization commissioner who led and organized German immigration to Texas, playing a key role in establishing settlements there.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German nobleman
ⓘ
colonization commissioner ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| affiliation | Adelsverein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1812-07-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Neuburg an der Donau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monuments and memorials in New Braunfels, Texas ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Confederation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1875-11-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Bad Kreuznach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Grand Duchy of Hesse army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | of Solms-Braunfels ⓘ |
| father | Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Solms-Braunfels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Carl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | nobility of the Holy Roman Empire tradition ⓘ |
| hasPartIn |
history of German Americans
ⓘ
history of Texas ⓘ |
| influenced | development of German communities in Texas ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Solms-Braunfels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| mother | Princess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | German-Texan immigration movement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Charles (traditional given name origin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Prince of Solms-Braunfels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing New Braunfels as a German settlement
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leading early German colonization efforts in Texas ⓘ selection of sites for German settlements in Texas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
founding of New Braunfels, Texas
ⓘ
organization of German immigration to Texas ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonization commissioner
ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Bad Kreuznach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commissioner-general of the Adelsverein ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
founding of New Braunfels in 1845
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journey to Texas in the 1840s to organize settlements ⓘ |
| spouse | Luise von Landsberg-Velen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Germany
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Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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