Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Spouse(s) Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
Noble family House of Hesse
Father Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Mother Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels
Born 30 January 1748(1748-01-30)
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Died 20 January 1820(1820-01-20) (aged 71)
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

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. By Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt Frederick V had 15 children, of whom the following 11 survived to adulthood:

1) Frederick VI (1769-1829), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg m. 1818 Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770-1840), a daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom

2) Ludwig Wilhelm (1770-1839) m. 1804 Princess Augusta of Nassau-Usingen (1778-1846), divorced 1805

3) Ulrike Louise Karoline (1771-1854) m. 1791 Prince Ludwig Friedrich II of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1767-1807)

4) Louise Ulrike (1772-1854) m. 1793 Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1771-1825)

5) Amalie (1774-1846) m. 1792 Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1769-1814)

6) Auguste (1776-1871) m. 1818 Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778-1819)

7 Philipp (1779-1846), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg m. 1838 (morg.) Potoschnigg Antonie (1806-1845), "Countess of Naumburg" 1838

8) Gustav (1781-1848), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg m. 1818 Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798-1858)

9) Ferdinand (1783-1866), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

10) Maria Anna (1785-1846) m. 1804 Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Karl of Prussia (1783-1851)

11) Leopold (1787-1813), killed at the Battle of Großgörschen

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Landgrave Kasimir Wilhelm of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Luise Elisabeth von Kurland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Countess Christine Charlotte of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Madeleine Sophie of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Braunfels (same as above)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Madeleine Sophie of Hesse-Homburg (same as above)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Karl Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach-Utphe and Tecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Countess Sophia Magdalena Benigna of Solms-Laubach-Utphe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Countess Louise of Schönburg-Waldenburg