Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Frederick II
Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Portrait by Pieter Nason
Born(1633-03-30)30 March 1633
Homburg
Died23 January 1708(1708-01-23) (aged 74)
Homburg
Spouse
(m. 1661; died 1669)
    (m. 1670; died 1690)
      Sophie Sybille of Leiningen-Westerburg
      (m. 1691)
      Issue
      Detail
      HouseHesse
      FatherFrederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
      MotherMargaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg
      Signature

      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.