Frederick I of Hesse-Homburg (born: 5 March 1585 at Lichtenberg Castle in Fischbachtal

Fischbachtal

Fischbachtal is a municipality in southern Hesse in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg. The municipality has a total population of 2,686 inhabitants...

; died: 9 May 1638 in Bad Homburg

Bad Homburg

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt am Main and Oberursel...

), was the first Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Hesse-Homburg

Hesse-Homburg was formed into a separate landgraviate in 1622 by the landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt to be ruled by his son, although it did not become independent of Hesse-Darmstadt until 1668....

 and founder of the eponymous family line.

Life

Frederick was the youngest son of Count George I

George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

George I of Hesse-Darmstadt was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567 to 1596.Born on 10 September 1547 in Kassel, he was the fourth son of Philip I the Magnanimous of Hesse and Christine of Saxony....

 of Hesse-Darmstadt

Hesse-Darmstadt

Hesse-Darmstadt or the German Hessen-Darmstadt is a name that describes:* Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt , a state of the Holy Roman Empire...

 (1547–1596) from his first marriage to Magdalene

Magdalene of Lippe

Magdalena of Lippe was a German noblewoman. She was a Countess of Lippe by birth. By her marriage to George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt she was the first Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt.- Life :...

 (1552–1587), daughter of Count VIII Bernhard of Lippe

Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe

Count Bernhard of Lippe VIII was from 1547 until his death in 1563 the ruling Count of Lippe.- Life :...

.

Frederick did not have any rights to inherit, because in Hesse-Darmstadt primogeniture

Primogeniture

Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings . Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females...

 had been introduced properly. Nevertheless, Frederick received in 1622 an apanage consisting of the City and district of Homburg, as well as a one-off payment plus an annual sum. He was not considered a sovereign prince, but fell under the sovereignty of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1626, he introduced primogeniture in Hesse-Homburg.

One of his sons was Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg

Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg , also known as the Prince of Homburg was Landgraf 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.-...

, better known as The Prince of Homburg.

Marriage and issue

Frederick I married on 10 August 1622 in Butzbach

Butzbach

Butzbach is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. It is located approx. 16 km south of Gießen and 35 km north of Frankfurt am Main....

 with Margarete Elisabeth (1604–1667), daughter of Count Christoph of Leiningen-Westerburg. They had the following children:

• Louis Philippe (1623–1643)
• George (1624–1624)
• William Christoph
  William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
  William Christoph of Hesse-Homburg was the second Landgraf of Hesse-Homburg...
  
   (1625–1681), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

married firstly in 1650 Princess Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (1634–1663)

married secondly in 1665 Princess Anna Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg (1624–1688)

• George Christian (1626–1677)

married in 1666 Anna Catherine of Pogwisch, widow of von Ahlefeldt (1633–1694)

• Anna Margaret (1629–1686)

married in 1650 Duke Philip Louisof Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

Philip Louis of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg was the founder and first duke of the line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg...

 (1620–1689)

• Frederick II
  Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
  Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg , also known as the Prince of Homburg was Landgraf 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.-...
  
   (1633–1708), Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, better known as The Prince of Homburg

married firstly in 1661 Countess Margareta Brahe

Margareta Brahe

Margareta Abrahamsdotter Brahe was a Swedish noble and lady-in-waiting and a Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg. She aroused a lot of attention with her marriages, which were considered scandalous.- First marriage :...

, widow of Oxenstierna

Oxenstierna

Oxenstierna, an ancient Swedish noble family, the origin of which can be traced up to the middle of the 14th century, which had vast estates in Södermanland and Uppland, and began to adopt its armorial designation of Oxenstierna as a personal name towards the end of the 16th century...

 (1603–1669)

married secondly in 1670 Princess Louise Elisabeth of Courland (1646–1690)

married thirdly in 1691 Countess Sophia Sibylle of Leiningen-Westerburg, widow of the Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg (1656–1724)

External links

• Friedrich, in: Heinrich August Pierer
  Heinrich August Pierer
  thumb|Heinrich August Pierer, c.1850Heinrich August Pierer was a German lexicographer and publisher known particularly for his Universal-Lexikon der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit, a multi-volume encyclopedic dictionary first published in 1835–6 which went through a number of editions, both during...
  
  , Julius Löbe (eds.): :de:Universal-Lexikon der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit, fourth ed., vol. 6, pp. 722–740, Online at zeno.org