Friedrich VI. Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Friedrich VI. Joseph Ludwig Carl August, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, succeeded his father in 1820.

Son of Friedrich V. Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1748-1820) and his wife Karoline, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt (1746-1821)

Born: Homburg, Hesse 30. Jul 1769

Married: Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace 7. Apr 1818 Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770-1840), daughter of George III. King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820) and Charlotte, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818).

No issue

Died: Homburg 2. Apr 1829

Buried: Mausoleum of the Landgraves of Hesse-Homburg, Schloss Homburg

  

  

Source:  Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008; Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. III/1, 1983, Verlag J. A. Stargaardt