Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
| Frederick VI | |
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Portrait of Frederick depicting the capture of the city of Lyon in March 1814 | |
| Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg | |
| Reign | 20 January 1820 - 2 April 1829 |
| Predecessor | Frederick V |
| Successor | Louis William |
| Born | 30 July 1769 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse |
| Died | 2 April 1829 (aged 59) Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse |
| Burial | 10 April 1829 Mausoleum of the Landgraves, Homburg |
| Spouse | |
| House | Hesse-Homburg |
| Father | Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg |
| Mother | Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Frederick VI (30 July 1769 – 2 April 1829) reigned as Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg from 1820 until his death in 1829.
Biography
Born in Homburg, Hesse, on 30 July 1769, Friedrich Joseph Ludwig Carl August[1] 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.[1] He fought in the Battle of Stockach (1799), Hohenlinden (1800), Wagram (1809), Aspern-Essling (1809), Dresden (1813), Mâcon and Limonest (1814) and reached the rank of General of the cavalry (Austria). [2]
For his services in that conflict, he was created a Commander of the Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa and also received the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle and the Bavarian Order of Saint Hubert.[1]
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] However, by all accounts Frederick treated his bride kindly and affectionately, and the princess reported herself to be quite happy.[5] 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.[6] The new Landgrave struggled to repay his father's exorbitant debts.[7] Nine years into his reign, the Landgrave died of complications from a pre-existing leg wound.[8] He was succeeded by his brother, Louis William.
Ancestry
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References
- Fraser, Flora: Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III, John Murray, 2004, London, ISBN 0-7195-6108-6
- Hadlow, Janice: A Royal Experiment. Picador, 2014, New York, NY
Citations
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Austrian Generals (1792-1815)
- ^ Fraser, p 306
- ^ Fraser, pp. 304 - 305
- ^ Hadlow, pp. 599
- ^ "Hesse-Homburg". webmap.geoinform.fh-mainz.de. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ^ Fraser, p 324
- ^ Fraser, p 351
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