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11 unusual facts about Homburg


Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Frederick I of Hesse-Homburg (born: 5 March 1585 at Lichtenberg Castle in Fischbachtal; died: 9 May 1638 in Bad Homburg), was the first Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and founder of the eponymous family line.

Frederick I married on 10 August 1622 in Butzbach with Margaret Elisabeth (1604–1667), daughter of Count Christoph of Leiningen-Westerburg.

Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

On 10 October 1746 Hungen, he married Ulrike Louise (1731–1792), the daughter of Prince Frederick William of Solms-Braunfels.

Frederick grew up first at Braunfels Castle, and later in Varel.

George Christian, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

The military struggle for control of Borculo ended with the intervention of France and Brandenburg, to the detriment of von Galen.

George Christian then attempted to purchase the district of Dorheim, including the salt mine of Nauheim, which was very important for the economy of Hanau.

Isenburg-Neumagen

There were only two counts of Isenburg-Neumagen, and at their extinction it passed to the Counts of Sayn-Homburg.

Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

A lease agreement was closed with the brothers François (1806-1877) and Louis Blanc (1806-1852) to operate a casino in Bad Homburg

The Prince of Homburg

Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1633-1708), also known as Prince Friedrich of Homburg (Prinz Friedrich von Homburg)

William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

William Christoph of Hesse-Homburg (13 November 1625, Ober-Rosbach – 27 August 1681, then in Bingenheim, now in Echzell) was the second Landgraf of Hesse-Homburg (then known as "Landgraf of Bingenheim").

In 1672 they were divorced and Anna Elisabeth retired to and later died in Philippseck Castle in today's Butzbach.


Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

They divided them: Philip received Saarbrücken and Saarland; Albert received Ottweiler, the districts Homburg and Kirchheim and the Lordships of Lahr and Mahlberg in the Black Forest.

Anna Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg

Anna Elisabeth of Saxe-Lauenburg (23 August 1624 in Ratzeburg – 27 May 1688 in Butzbach), was a duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg by birth and by marriage landgravine of Hesse-Homburg.

Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

Anna Elisabeth (23 August 1624 – 27 May 1688, Philippseck Castle in today's Butzbach), married on 2 April 1665 in Lübeck, divorced in 1672, William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg

Bad Homburg station

In 1895 the Prussian state railways opened another terminus, called Homburg Neu (new) station, for the High Taunus line from Homburg via Friedrichsdorf to Usingen.

Christian Homburg

Christian Homburg (* 1962 in Gomadingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is director of the Institute for Market-Oriented Management (IMU) and chaired professor for Marketing at the University of Mannheim.

Christine Charlotte of Solms-Braunfels

Christine Charlotte of Solms-Braunfels (10 November 1690 in Greifenstein – 16 October 1771 in Homburg) was a Countess of Solms-Braunfels by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg.

Church of the Redeemer, Bad Homburg

Finished in 1908, the building is outwardly of a heavy, romanesque revival appearance, while its interior is held in a neo-Byzantine style, with rich marble wall decorations and gold mosaics covering the domed ceiling, leading to the church sometimes being called 'Bad Homburg's Hagia Sophia'.

Clarence Hobart

In 1899 he won the Championship of Germany, played in Homburg, by defeating A.W. Gore in the final in three straight sets and subsequently winning against Irishman Harold Mahoney in the challenge round in five sets.

Ernest Casimir, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

Frederick (1640–1675), married Christiane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1646–1678), daughter of Count Ernest of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (1599–1649)

Friedrich von Bömches

2002: The Way to Stalingrad (photographies), Berlin, Romanian Institute of Culture / Banishment, Nümbrecht, Homburg castle

Gare de Sarreguemines

4 October 1952: closure of passenger services over the French/German border between Bliesbruck and Reinheim on the Sarreguemines–Homburg line; freight traffic ended between Saarguemines and Reinheim in 1974

Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz

Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (29 June 1794 – 8 November 1859), married firstly in 1834 to Princess Sophie of Löwenstein-Wertheim- Rosenberg, no issue, Princess Sophie died in 1838; Married secondly in 1839 to Landgravine Karoline of Hesse-Homburg, had issue.

Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz

Heinrich XXIV was born at Greiz, Reuss Elder Line, only son of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1846–1902), (son of Heinrich XX, Prince Reuss of Greiz and Princess Caroline of Hesse-Homburg) and his wife, Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe (1852–1891), (daughter of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Hermine of Waldeck-Pyrmont).

Hermann Homburg

Robert Homburg had served as Attorney-General of South Australia and also, later, as a justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, the first non-British migrant to be appointed to such a position in Australia.

Homburg Castle

Gottfried I of Sayn from the House of Sponheim (1247-1283/84) transferred his castrum Homburg to the German King Rudolf of Habsburg, in order to place it under his protection.

Homburg–Neunkirchen railway

After the First World War the Saar came under the administration of the League of Nations.

Historically, the Homburg–Bexbach section was in Bavaria and was built as part of the Palatine Ludwig Railway.

From the end of March 1845, the construction of the line was directed by Paul Camille von Denis, at that time one of the leading pioneers of Germany's railways.

On 10 January 1838, a provisional company was formed to build the line from Rheinschanze (renamed Ludwigshafen in 1865) to Bexbach.

Jeff Bate

He was married three times: in 1928 to Gerta Homburg (two children, John and Margaret); in 1958 to future Country Women's Association president Thelma Kirkby; and on 19 February 1969 to Dame Zara Holt, the widow of Prime Minister Harold Holt.

Karlsberg

Karlsberg Castle (1778–1793), a ruin in Homburg, Saarland, Germany

Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg

Margaret Elisabeth of Leiningen-Westerburg (30 June 1604 in Schadeck, today part of Runkel – 13 August 1667 at Wiesenburg Castle), was a Countess of Leiningen and regent of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg.

She married on 10 August 1622 at Butzbach to Landgrave Frederick I of Hesse-Homburg.

Mathias Herrmann

After this, he had lots of engagements at theatres in Bremen, Bonn, Mannheim and Basel, where he played lots of leads in which he excited the audience, a.o. Prinz von Homburg, Clavigo, Der Stellvertreter and Ghetto.

Neunkirchen Hauptbahnhof

Since the line between Saarbrücken and Homburg (the Palatine Ludwig Railway) was heavily damaged, the less damaged lines from Saarbrücken to Neunkirchen (the Nahe Valley Railway via Sulzbach and the Fischbach Valley Railway) was repaired and returned to operations on 25 June 1945.

Paul Cérésole

Paul Cérésole (16 November 1832, Friedrichsdorf, Hesse-Homburg – 7 January 1905) was a Swiss politician, judge of the Supreme Court (1867-1870) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1870-1875).

Saalburg

The Saalburg, located just off the main road roughly halfway between Bad Homburg and Wehrheim is the most completely reconstructed Roman fort in Germany.

Saxon Rebellion

In the First Battle of Langensalza (known in Germany as the "Battle of Homburg on the Unstrut", Homburg being a former monastery near Bad Langensalza) on 9 June 1075 he dealt the Saxon army, which consisted mainly of simple peasants, a crushing defeat and then rampaged through Saxony and Thuringia laying waste.

Schellweiler

Kusel, Glan-Münchweiler and Homburg can all be easily reached from Schellweiler by bus, with routes running over Kreisstraßen and Landesstraßen.

Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt

Sophie Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (7 January 1634 in Darmstadt – 7 October 1663 in Bingenheim, now part of Echzell), was Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg.