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
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
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
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]
Notes
- ^ Regarding personal names: Fürst was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Prince. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. 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]
References
- ^ 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.