Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg, also known as the Prince of Homburg 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.
Portrait by Pieter Nason
Frederick II of Hesse-Homburg: bust by Andreas Schlüter, cast by Johann Jacobi (vestibule of Schloss Bad Homburg)
The Prince of Homburg (play)
The Prince of Homburg is a play by Heinrich von Kleist written in 1809–10, but not performed until 1821, after the author's death.
Peter Simonischek as Kurfürst and August Diehl as Homburg, Salzburg Festival 2012
Relief showing the Prince of Homburg on the Heinrich von Kleist monument of 1910 in Frankfurt an der Oder