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Prince Carl (Karl) of Solms-Braunfels (27 July 1812 – 13 November 1875) was a German prince and military officer in both the Austrian army and the cavalry of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. As commissioner general of the Adelsverein, he spearheaded the establishment of colonies of German immigrants in Texas. Prince Solms named New Braunfels, Texas ...
March 18 1845. Prince Carl crossed the Guadalupe River at the ford of the military road, El Camino Real, which stretched from Nacogdoches to San Antonio. March 21 1845. On Good Friday, emigrant wagons forded the river at the same spot as Prince Carl, marking the founding of New Braunfels. April 28 1845.
Carl, Prince of Solms-Braunfels, First Commissioner-General of the Adelsverein in Texas: Myth, History and Fiction The immigration of many thousands of Germans to Texas during the 1840s under the direction of the Mainzer Adelsverein is a culturally unique and highly dramatic chapter of German-American and Texas history. In the
Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, Germany, circa 1840. 1845. March 6, 1845. After securing a landing site on the Texas Coast at what was then known as Carlshafen (now ...
18 de mar. de 2018 · Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels was selected to go ahead to secure the needed lands and provisions. The Adelsverein was able to recruit many countrymen who desired a new life in Texas. The first three ships sailed in October 1844, with one trunk per family (and you thought our airline bag fees were tough!).
After various attempts to secure land, the society finally acquired the Fisher-Miller Grant on the Llano River. Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels was sent to Texas in July 1844 as commissioner general for the society, and in December he received the first group of emigrants with whom he founded New Braunfels in March of 1845.
8 de mar. de 2021 · The Sophienburg Museum and Archives sits on a hill overlooking New Braunfels—the site where Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels built the first local government building after founding the town in 1845.
