Frederick V

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Birth Date:
30.01.1748
Death date:
20.01.1820
Length of life:
71
Days since birth:
100867
Years since birth:
276
Days since death:
74579
Years since death:
204
Extra names:
Фридрих V Гессен-Гомбургский, Friedrich V. Ludwig Wilhelm Christian von Hessen-Homburg, Frederick V Louis William Christian
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Frederick V Louis William Christian, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (30 January 1748, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe – 20 January 1820, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe) was from 1751 to his death landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. He was the son of Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels (1731–1792), daughter of Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels.

In 1768 he married Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt. The couple had 15 children, of whom the following 11 survived to adulthood:

  • Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1769–1829); married in 1818 Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770–1840), a daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom.
  • Louis William, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1770–1839); married in 1804 Princess Augusta of Nassau-Usingen (1778–1846), divorced 1805.
  • Landgravine Ulrike Louise Karoline of Hesse-Homburg (1771–1854); married in 1791 Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767–1807).
  • Landgravine Louise Ulrike of Hesse-Homburg (1772–1854); married in 1793 Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1771–1825).
  • Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg (1774–1846); married in 1792 Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814).
  • Landgravine Auguste of Hesse-Homburg (1776–1871); married in 1818 Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819).
  • Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1779–1846); married (morganatically) in 1838 Rosalie Antonie, Baroness Schimmelpfennig von der Oye, née Pototschnig (1806–1845), "Countess of Naumburg".
  • Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1781–1848); married in 1818 Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798–1858).
  • Ferdinand, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1783–1866)
  • Landgravine Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg (1785–1846); married in 1804 Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Karl of Prussia (1783–1851)
  • Landgrave Leopold of Hesse-Homburg (1787–1813); killed at the Battle of Großgörschen.

Source: wikipedia.org, timenote.info

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        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1Caroline of Hesse-DarmstadtCaroline of Hesse-DarmstadtWife02.03.174618.09.1821
        2Louis IXLouis IXFather in-law15.12.171906.04.1790
        3Caroline  of the Palatinate-ZweibrückenCaroline of the Palatinate-ZweibrückenMother in-law09.03.172130.03.1774

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