Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Frederick II
Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Portrait by Pieter Nason
Born	(1633-03-30)30 March 1633 Homburg
Died	23 January 1708(1708-01-23) (aged 74) Homburg
Spouse	Margarethe Brahe ​ ​ (m. 1661; died 1669)​ Louise Elisabeth of Courland ​ ​ (m. 1670; died 1690)​ Sophie Sybille of Leiningen-Westerburg ​ ​ (m. 1691)​
Issue Detail	Charlotte Frederick III James Elisabeth Juliana Francisca Casimir William
House	Hesse
Father	Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Mother	Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg
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Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg (German: Friedrich II. von Hessen-Homburg), also known as the Prince of Homburg (30 March 1633 – 24 January 1708) was Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. He was also a successful and experienced general for the crowns of both Sweden and of Brandenburg, but is best remembered as the eponymous hero of Heinrich von Kleist's play Der Prinz von Homburg.^[1]