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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〔 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. For his services in that conflict, he was created a Commander of the Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa.〔 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.〔Fraser, p 306〕 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.〔Fraser, pp. 304 - 305〕 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 principality. The new Landgrave struggled to repay his father's exorbitant debts.〔Fraser, p 324〕 Nine years into his reign, the Landgrave died of complications from a pre-existing leg wound.〔Fraser, p 351〕 He was succeeded by his brother, Louis William. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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