Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Frederick I of Hesse- Homburg ( born March 5, 1585 Castle Lichtenberg, † May 9, 1638 in Homburg ), was the first Landgrave of Hesse -Homburg and founder of the eponymous house.

Life

Frederick was the youngest son of the Landgrave George I of Hesse-Darmstadt (1547-1596) from his first marriage with Magdalena (1552-1587), daughter of Count Bernhard of Lippe VIII.

Frederick was, although in Hesse- Darmstadt, the Primogeniturordnung was introduced in 1622 apanagiert with city and department Homburg and a severance payment and annual Deputatgeldern and not ruled rich immediately under the sovereignty of Hesse- Darmstadt. In 1626 he led the country a birthright.

One of his sons was Frederick II of Hesse -Homburg - The Prince of Homburg.

Progeny

On August 10, 1622 married Frederick I in Butzbach Margarete Elisabeth ( 1604-1667 ), daughter of Count Christoph von Leiningen- Westerburg, with whom he had the following children:

  • Louis Philippe (1623-1643)
  • Georg (* / † 1624)
  • Christoph Wilhelm (1625-1681), Landgrave of Hesse -Homburg
  • Georg Christian (1626-1677)
  • Anna Margarete (1629-1686)
  • Frederick II (1633-1708), Landgrave of Hesse -Homburg
Hesse-Homburg George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Magdalene of Lippe Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt Anna Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg Oxenstierna Louise Elisabeth of Courland Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Integrated Authority File
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