page_title: Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach / Early life
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Brunnen und Schloss in Laubach in Hessen, Deutschland English: Fountain and castle in Laubach in Hesse, Germany
context_page_description: Monika, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a German noblewoman and philanthropist. She was the second wife of Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover. A member of the House of Solms-Laubach by birth, she became the Princess Consort of Hanover and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg through her marriage. She was the founder of the Dollhouse Museum in Laubach.
context_section_description: Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach was born on 8 August 1929 at Laubach Castle in Laubach, Hesse, Germany. She was the fourth child of Georg, 9th Count of Solms-Laubach and Princess Johanna of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. Her father was the grandson of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and her mother was the daughter of Prince Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. Her family had been the sovereign house of the County of Solms-Laubach but were mediatized into the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1806. She was the maternal aunt of Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen.
caption: Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach's birthplace, Laubach Castle.
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