Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Gustav
Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Reign 1846–1848
Predecessor Philip
Successor Ferdinand
Born (1781-02-17)17 February 1781
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Spouse Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau
Issue Caroline, Princess Reuss of Greiz
Princess Elisabeth
Prince Frederick
Full name
German: Gustav Adolph Friedrich
House House of Hesse
Father Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Mother Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (17 February 1781 – 8 September 1848) was landgrave of the German state of Hesse-Homburg from 1846 to 1848.

Early life

On 17 February 1781, Gustav was born the fourth son of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and his wife, Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt.[1][2] Gustav joined the Swedish army in service of his godfather King Gustav III, but left soon after in favour of an Austrian regiment. The prince saw action in the early 19th-century battles of Nördlingen, Hohenlinden, Ratisbon, Aspern-Essling, Wagram, Dresden, and Leipzig. His sister-in-law, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, later wrote that Gustav "gained as much fame and glory on the battlefield as any of his brothers."[3]

In 1818, Gustav married his niece, Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau, the same year Elizabeth married his eldest brother Frederick. Gustav and Louise lived at Homburg Castle,[4] and would eventually produce three children: Caroline, Elizabeth, and Frederick. The youngest, Frederick, contracted scarlet fever when two-years-old but recovered.[5] Gustav, Louise, and their children kept to themselves and did little socializing with their sister-in-law, Elizabeth, to her dismay.[6] Their eldest child Caroline married Henry XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz,[7] in 1839.

Reign

In 1846, Gustav inherited rule of Hesse-Homburg from his brother, Philip.[1] In reaction to a petition put forth by his people, in 1848 Gustav emancipated Homburg's Jews, decreeing that "in local and state affairs no difference shall henceforth be made between our Christian and our Jewish subjects."[8] That same year, Hesse-Homburg was one of nine German states that allowed Jews to be elected to Parliament for the first time.[9]

Due to an illness, his only son predeceased his father; as a result, when Gustav died on 8 September 1848,[2] he was succeeded by his brother Ferdinand.[1] In 1851, a monument was built in Gustav's honor in Homburg.[1]

Issue

Ancestry

Family of Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Landgrave Casimir William of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Louise Elisabeth of Courland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Countess Christine Charlotte of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Landgravine Magdalene Sophie of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Frederick V
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Braunfels (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Landgravine Magdalene Sophie of Hesse-Homburg (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Countess Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Karl Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach-Utphe and Tecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Countess Sophie Magdalena Benigna of Solms-Laubach-Utphe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Countess Louise of Schönburg-Waldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Margravine Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Letters of Princess Elizabeth of England, pp. 150–51.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hessen-Homburg, Gustav Adolph Friedrich Landgraf.
  3. ↑ Letters of Princess Elizabeth of England, p. 81.
  4. ↑ Princesses, p. 336.
  5. ↑ Princesses, p. 355.
  6. ↑ Princesses, pp. 355, 366.
  7. ↑ Princesses, p. 366.
  8. ↑ The Jewish Encyclopedia, p. 376.
  9. ↑ Revolution and Evolution, p. 26.
Works cited
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Born: 17 February 1781 Died: 8 September 1848
Preceded by Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
1846–1848		 Succeeded by
Ferdinand
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Gustav,_Landgrave_of_Hesse-Homburg&oldid=713883509"