Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

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Frederick V
Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Reign 7 February 1751 – 20 January 1820
Predecessor Frederick IV
Successor Frederick VI
Born (1748-01-30)30 January 1748
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Died 20 January 1820(1820-01-20) (aged 71)
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Spouse Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
(m 27 September 1768)
Issue Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Louis William, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Caroline, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Luise, Princess Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Amalie, Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau
Auguste, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Maria Anna, Princess William of Prussia
Prince Leopold
Full name
Friedrich Ludwig Wilhelm Christian
House Hesse (Homburg branch)
Father Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Mother Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels

Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (Friedrich Ludwig Wilhelm Christian; 30 January 1748 – 20 January 1820) was from 1751 to his death landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.




Issue[edit]

  1. Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (30 July 1769 – 2 April 1829) married Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom but had no issue.
  2. Louis William, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (29 August 1770 – 19 January 1839) married Princess Augusta Amalia of Nassau-Usingen but had no issue.
  3. Princess Caroline of Hesse-Homburg (25 August 1771 - 20 June 1854) married Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and had issue.
  4. Luise Ulrike of Hesse-Homburg (26 October 1772 - 18 September 1854) married Prince Karl Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and had issue.
  5. Princess Amalie of Hesse-Homburg (29 June 1774 – 3 February 1846) married Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and had issue.
  6. Princess Auguste of Hesse-Homburg (28 November 1776 – 1 April 1871) married Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin but had no issue.
  7. Philipp,Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (11 March 1779 – 15 December 1846) had no issue.
  1. Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg 17 February 1781 – 8 September 1848) married Princess Luise of Anhalt-Dessau and had issue.
  2. Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (26 April 1783 – 24 March 1866) never married.
  1. Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg (13 October 1785 – 14 April 1846) married Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and had issue.
  2. Prince Leopold of Hesse-Homburg (10 February 1787 – 2 May 1813) never married.

Titles[edit]

  • 30 January 1748 – 7 February 1751 The Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Homburg.
  • 7 February 1751 – 20 January 1820 The Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.


Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Born: 30 January 1748 Died: 20 January 1820
Preceded by Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
7 February 1751 – 20 January 1820
Succeeded by