Otto, 2nd Prince of Salm-Horstmar
| Otto I | |||||
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| Prince of Salm-Horstmar | |||||
| Reign | 1866–1892 | ||||
| Predecessor | Friedrich | ||||
| Successor | Otto II | ||||
| Born | 8 February 1833 Coesfeld, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Died | 15 February 1892 (aged 59) Bonn, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Otto, 3rd Prince of Salm-Horstmar | ||||
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| House | Salm-Horstmar | ||||
| Father | Friedrich, 1st Prince of Salm-Horstmar | ||||
| Mother | Countess Elisabeth zu Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim | ||||
Otto Friedrich Karl, Fürst[a] zu Salm-Horstmar (8 February 1833 – 15 February 1892) was a German nobleman and politician.
Early life
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Otto was born on 8 February 1833 at Coesfeld.[b] He was the son of Countess Elisabeth Anna Caroline Julie Amalie zu Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim, and Rhinegrave Friedrich of Salm-Grumbach, who was created Prince of Salm-Horstmar in 1816. His younger brother was Prince Eduard of Salm-Horstmar, who married Countess Sophie von Schimmelmann. Another brother, Prince Karl of Salm-Horstmar, married Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (youngest daughter of Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst).[1]
His paternal grandparents were Wild- and Rhinegrave Karl Ludwig zu Salm-Grumbach und Dhaun, and Countess Friederike zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein. His maternal grandparents were Count Volrath zu Solms-Rödelheim und Assenheim and Countess Philippine Charlotte zu Solms-Laubach.[1]
Career
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Upon the death of his father in 1866, Salm-Horstmar then took over the family estates.[1][c]
As a head of a former Imperial house in Prussia for the County of Horstmar, Salm-Horstmar was a hereditary member of the Prussian House of Lords from 1866 until his death in 1892. He was also a Colonel à la suite in the Army.[3]
Personal life
[edit]On 18 June 1864, Prince Otto I married Countess Emilie zu Lippe-Biesterfeld (1841–1892), a daughter of Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Countess Adelheid of Castell-Castell (a granddaughter of Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg). Her brother, Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, married Countess Karoline von Wartensleben.[4] With her, he had the following seven children:[1]
- Friedrich Julius Carl Ernst Casimir Max, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Horstmar (1865–1871), who died young.[1]
- Prince Julius zu Salm-Horstmar (1866–1866), who died in infancy.[1]
- Otto Adalbert Friedrich August Gustav Alexander, 3rd Prince of Salm-Horstmar (1867–1941), who married Countess Rosa zu Solms-Baruth, a daughter of Friedrich von Solms-Baruth, 2nd Prince of Solms-Baruth.[3]
- Princess Elisabeth Adelheid Mathilde Emma Karoline zu Salm-Horstmar (1870–1953), who married Count Adalbert Adolf zu Erbach-Fürstenau, a son of Count Raimund Alfred zu Erbach-Fürstenau and Princess Luise of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (a daughter of Prince Adolf of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen).[1]
- Prince Wilhelm Julius Adolf Magnus Leopold Casimir Eduard zu Salm-Horstmar (1872–1919).[1]
- Prince Julius Friedrich Casimir Carl Emich zu Salm-Horstmar (1881–1901), who died young.[1]
- Prince Emich Karl Rudolf Friedrich Wilhelm Otto zu Salm-Horstmar (1883–1959), who married Princess Sabine zu Schoenaich-Carolath,[5] a daughter of Karl Ludwig, 5th Prince of Carolath-Beuthen, and Katharina von Reichenbach-Goschütz.[1]
His wife, Emilie, Princess of Salm-Horstmar, died at Varlar Castle on 11 February 1892 and the Prince of Salm-Horstmar died four days later on 15 February 1892 at Bonn.[6]
References
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- ^ Regarding personal names: Fürst is a title, translated as 'Prince', not a first or middle name. The feminine form is Fürstin.
- ^ Today, Coesfeld is the capital of the Coesfeld district in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- ^ The Principality of Salm-Horstmar was a short-lived Napoleonic County in far northern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located around Horstmar, to the northeast of Münster. It was created in 1803 for his father, Wild- and Rhinegrave Friedrich of Salm-Grumbach, following the loss of Grumbach and other territories west of the Rhine to France. The county was mediatised to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1813 and the Wild- and Rhinegrave was awarded a princely title within the Kingdom of Prussia three years later, on 22 November 1816 by Frederick William III of Prussia.[2]
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gothaischer genealogischer Hofkalender nebst diplomatisch-statistichem Jahrbuch (in German). J. Perthes. 1892. p. 185. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Princes of the Holy Roman Empire".
- ^ a b Vierhaus, Rudolf (2005). Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie: (DBE) (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 681. ISBN 978-3-598-25038-5. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Europäische Stammtafeln, Band I, Frank Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, 1975, Isenburg, W. K. Prinz von, Reference: p. 148.
- ^ "The Catalogue | Salm-Horstmar, Princess Emrich zu, née Princess Sabine von Schoenaich-Carolath | The de Laszlo Archive Trust". www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com. The de Laszlo Archive Trust. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Salm-Horstmar, Otto Fürst zu, Dr". www.historische-kommission.lwl.org (in German). Historischen Kommission für Westfalen. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
External links
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Media related to Prince Otto I of Salm-Horstmar at Wikimedia Commons
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