Frederick V | |
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Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg | |
Born |
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |
30 January 1748
Died | 20 January 1820 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |
(aged 71)
Spouse | Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Issue |
Frederick VI Louis William Caroline, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Louise Ulrike, Princess Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Amalie, Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau Auguste, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Philip Gustav Ferdinand Maria Anna, Princess Friedrich Wilhelm Karl of Prussia Landgrave Leopold |
House | Hesse |
Father | Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg |
Mother | Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels |
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. The couple had 15 children, of whom the following 11 survived to adulthood: