Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, nicknamed "Texas-Carl" was an Austro-Hungarian Lieutenant General and founder of the town New Braunfels, Comal County in Texas. He grew up in Germany and was related to the royal families of England, Russia, and Belgium. His full name was Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Ludwig Georg Alfred Alexander, Prince of Solms, Lord of Braunfels, Grafenstein, Münzenberg, Wildenfels, and Sonnenwalde. During 1841, he became a captain of cavalry in the imperial army of Austria.

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  • Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, nicknamed "Texas-Carl" was an Austro-Hungarian Lieutenant General and founder of the town New Braunfels, Comal County in Texas. He grew up in Germany and was related to the royal families of England, Russia, and Belgium. His full name was Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Ludwig Georg Alfred Alexander, Prince of Solms, Lord of Braunfels, Grafenstein, Münzenberg, Wildenfels, and Sonnenwalde. During 1841, he became a captain of cavalry in the imperial army of Austria. He held assignments in the Balkans, Bohemia, and the Rhineland. While stationed at the imperial garrison at Biebrich, he read Charles Sealsfield's novel about Texas. He spoke German and additional languages Spanish and English when Texas came under Mexican and U.S. rule.
  • (Friedrich Wilhelm) Carl (Ludwig Georg Alfred Alexander) Prinz zu Solms-Braunfels, genannt „Texas-Carl“ war k.u.k. österreichisch-ungarischer Feldmarschallleutnant und Gründer der Siedlung New Braunfels, Comal County in Texas.
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  • Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, nicknamed "Texas-Carl" was an Austro-Hungarian Lieutenant General and founder of the town New Braunfels, Comal County in Texas. He grew up in Germany and was related to the royal families of England, Russia, and Belgium. His full name was Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Ludwig Georg Alfred Alexander, Prince of Solms, Lord of Braunfels, Grafenstein, Münzenberg, Wildenfels, and Sonnenwalde. During 1841, he became a captain of cavalry in the imperial army of Austria.
  • (Friedrich Wilhelm) Carl (Ludwig Georg Alfred Alexander) Prinz zu Solms-Braunfels, genannt „Texas-Carl“ war k.u.k. österreichisch-ungarischer Feldmarschallleutnant und Gründer der Siedlung New Braunfels, Comal County in Texas.
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  • Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels
  • Carl zu Solms-Braunfels
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