| Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich | |
| Noble Family: | Solms-Hohensolms-Lich |
| Father: | Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich |
| Mother: | Countess Agnes of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
| Spouse: | Princess Emma of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
| Birth Place: | Lich, Grand Duchy of Hesse |
| Death Place: | Lich, Germany |
Prince Charles Ferdinand William of Solms-Lich-Hohensolms (27 June 1866, in Lich - 26 July 1920) was a German politician. He was president of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. His sister, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich married Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
Charles was the eldest son of Prince Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1838–1899) and his wife Agnes, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1842–1904).
He married on 16 October 1894 in Wernigerode with Princess Emma of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1875–1956), his cousin and daughter of the prince Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode. The marriage produced four children:
As his only son Philip was killed in World War 1 in 1918, after Charles' death in 1920 his younger brother Reinhard Louis (1867–1951) inherited the title of Fürst of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.
When his father, Hermann, Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, died in 1899, Charles took over as sovereign. As a Hessian nobleman, he was a member of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse under the 1899 constitution until the November Revolution of 1918. He was Vice President of the First Chamber from 1908 to 1914 and President from 1914 to 1918. From 1901 to 1918, he was also a member of the Prussian House of Lords.