Frederick was appointed a captain of the Russian cavalry in 1783 and was made an Austrian general during the Great French War.[2] For his services in that conflict, he was created a Commander of the Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa.[2]
Despite the vocal objections of her mother, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Frederick married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, the third daughter of King George III, in the Queen's House in the Mall (now integrated into Buckingham Palace) on 7 April 1818.[3] It was no love match: Elizabeth longed to be free from her domineering mother at any cost, while Frederick needed her sizeable dowry to improve the Landgraviate's strained finances.[4] As Elizabeth was over the age of 48 at the time of their marriage, this union produced no offspring.
Landgrave Frederick V died on 20 January 1820; Frederick succeeded him as monarch of the 221 km2 (85 sq mi) principality.[5] The new Landgrave struggled to repay his father's exorbitant debts.[6] Nine years into his reign, the Landgrave died of complications from a pre-existing leg wound.[7] He was succeeded by his brother, Louis William.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Fraser, Flora: Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III, John Murray, 2004, London, ISBN0-7195-6108-6
Citations
^ abDarryl Lundy (31 July 2005). "Friedrich VI Joseph Landgraf von Hessen-Homburg". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
^ abc"Hesse-Homburg, Frederick Joseph Louis, Landgrave of Karl August.(Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950)" (PDF) (in German). Austrian Academy of Sciences. 1959. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
frederick, landgrave, hesse, homburg, frederick, july, 1769, april, 1829, reigned, landgrave, hesse, homburg, from, 1820, until, death, 1829, frederick, vilandgrave, hesse, homburgreign20, january, 1820, april, 1829predecessorfrederick, vsuccessorlouis, willia. Frederick VI 30 July 1769 2 April 1829 reigned as Landgrave of Hesse Homburg from 1820 until his death in 1829 Frederick VILandgrave of Hesse HomburgReign20 January 1820 2 April 1829PredecessorFrederick VSuccessorLouis WilliamBorn 1769 07 30 30 July 1769Bad Homburg vor der Hohe Hesse 1 Died2 April 1829 1829 04 02 aged 59 Bad Homburg vor der Hohe Hesse 1 Burial10 April 1829Mausoleum of the Landgraves HomburgConsortPrincess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom m 1818 wbr HouseHesse HomburgFatherFrederick V Landgrave of Hesse HomburgMotherCaroline of Hesse Darmstadt Contents 1 Biography 2 Ancestry 3 References 4 CitationsBiography EditBorn in Homburg Hesse on 30 July 1769 Friedrich Joseph Ludwig Carl August 2 was the eldest son of the incumbent Landgrave of Hesse Homburg Frederick V and his wife Caroline of Hesse Darmstadt the eldest child of the then Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt Louis IX Frederick was appointed a captain of the Russian cavalry in 1783 and was made an Austrian general during the Great French War 2 For his services in that conflict he was created a Commander of the Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa 2 Despite the vocal objections of her mother Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz Frederick married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom the third daughter of King George III in the Queen s House in the Mall now integrated into Buckingham Palace on 7 April 1818 3 It was no love match Elizabeth longed to be free from her domineering mother at any cost while Frederick needed her sizeable dowry to improve the Landgraviate s strained finances 4 As Elizabeth was over the age of 48 at the time of their marriage this union produced no offspring Landgrave Frederick V died on 20 January 1820 Frederick succeeded him as monarch of the 221 km2 85 sq mi principality 5 The new Landgrave struggled to repay his father s exorbitant debts 6 Nine years into his reign the Landgrave died of complications from a pre existing leg wound 7 He was succeeded by his brother Louis William Ancestry EditAncestors of Frederick VI Landgrave of Hesse Homburg16 Frederick II Landgrave of Hesse Homburg8 Landgrave Casimir William of Hesse Homburg17 Princess Louise Elisabeth of Courland4 Frederick IV Landgrave of Hesse Homburg18 Wilhelm Moritz Count of Solms Braunfels9 Countess Christine Charlotte of Solms Braunfels19 Landgravine Magdalene Sophie of Hesse Homburg2 Frederick V20 Wilhelm Moritz Count of Solms Braunfels 18 10 Friedrich Wilhelm Prince of Solms Braunfels21 Landgravine Magdalene Sophie of Hesse Homburg 19 5 Countess Ulrike Louise of Solms Braunfels22 Karl Otto Count of Solms Laubach Utphe and Tecklenburg11 Countess Sophie Magdalena Benigna of Solms Laubach Utphe23 Countess Louise of Schonburg Waldenburg1 Frederick VI Landgrave of Hesse Homburg24 Ernest Louis Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt12 Louis VIII Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt25 Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg Ansbach6 Louis IX Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt26 Johann Reinhard III of Hanau Lichtenberg13 Countess Charlotte of Hanau Lichtenberg27 Margravine Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg Ansbach3 Landgravine Caroline of Hesse Darmstadt28 Christian II of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld14 Christian III Count Palatine of Zweibrucken29 Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein7 Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrucken30 Louis Crato Count of Nassau Saarbrucken15 Caroline of Nassau Saarbrucken31 Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe LangenburgReferences EditFraser Flora Princesses The Six Daughters of George III John Murray 2004 London ISBN 0 7195 6108 6Citations Edit a b Darryl Lundy 31 July 2005 Friedrich VI Joseph Landgraf von Hessen Homburg thepeerage com Retrieved 17 November 2009 a b c Hesse Homburg Frederick Joseph Louis Landgrave of Karl August Osterreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815 1950 PDF in German Austrian Academy of Sciences 1959 Retrieved 17 November 2009 Fraser p 306 Fraser pp 304 305 Hesse Homburg webmap geoinform fh mainz de Retrieved 17 November 2009 Fraser p 324 Fraser p 351 Frederick VI Landgrave of Hesse HomburgHouse of Hesse HomburgBorn 30 July 1769 Died 2 April 1829Regnal titlesPreceded byFrederick V Landgrave of Hesse Homburg1820 1829 Succeeded byLouis William Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick VI Landgrave of Hesse Homburg amp oldid 1069082718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
