Background
After the early death of his father Otto (1496–1522), Frederick Magnus I took up the government in his father"s part of the County of Solms.
After the early death of his father Otto (1496–1522), Frederick Magnus I took up the government in his father"s part of the County of Solms.
He chose Laubach Castle as his permanent residence and gradually converted the castle into a palace.
After the third division of Solms in 1548, Solms-Laubach became a separate principality, with Frederick Magnus I as its first ruler. In 1540, Laubach became a fortress and a militia was established. This militia has been preserved to this day as the Laubach festival committee.
He introduced the Reformation in Solms-Laubach in 1544.
He abolished the inheritance tax and issued a simplified court order, which developed into the Civil Code of Solms. In 1555, he founded a Latin School, with teachers from Wittenberg.
He also founded the library of Laubach, which now contains over 90000titles from the 16th century to the present. lieutenant is a listed monument and was registered under Heritage Protection Acting in 1955.