Preceded by Georg Christian |
Landgraf von Hessen-Homburg 1677 - 1708 |
Succeeded by Friedrich III |
Friedrich II von Hessen-Homburg was also known as the "Landgraf mit dem silbernen Bein" (Landgrave with the silver leg) and as the "Prinz von Homburg".
Friedrich II was the subject of the drama "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg oder die Schlacht bei Fehrbellin" by Heinrich von Kleist and the opera "Der Prinz von Homburg" by Hans Werner Henze.
Friedrich II is not, however, a fictional character. His silver leg is on display in the castle (Schloß) in Bad Homburg, Hessen, Germany.
He was buried in the crypt of the Schloss Bad Homburg in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.[1]
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