Frederick Magnus I, Count of Solms-Laubach

Friedrich Magnus I. Solms- Laubach (* 1521, † January 13, 1561 in Laubach ) was regent from 1548 and reigning Count Solms- Laubach County.

After the early death of his father, Count Otto ( * 1496, † 1522) was Laubach a rich immediate county and Friedrich Magnus joined in 1548 as the first Solms- Laubach Count the heritage in Laubach and also took permanent residence in Laubach Castle, which successively under his rule was reconstructed from the castle to the castle.

1540 was the establishment of a militia, the " Committee " as a result of the fortification. This vigilante has been preserved as a folk festival " Laubach Committee Fest". Friedrich Magnus, a friend of the Reformer Melanchthon in 1544 Laubach led the Reformation. After the III. Solms Laubach division in 1548 became independent. Friedrich Magnus freed the Laubach from " Besthaupt " ( inheritance tax ), introduced a simplified procedure code, one from which grew the Solmser land rights and founded in 1555 a Latin school, first teacher came from Wittenberg. During this time, the beginnings of Laubach library lie. Their portfolio consists of approximately 90,000 haute titles from the 16th century together. Making it one of the largest private libraries. It is a listed building and is registered in the national list of valuable cultural property under the Cultural Property Protection Act of 1955.

Friedrich Magnus was succeeded by his son, Johann Georg ( 1547-1600 ).