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Friedrich von Hessen Darmstadt (1677–1708)

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Died
  
1708

Name
  
Friedrich Hessen-Darmstadt

Parents
  
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Grandparents
  
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

Great-grandparents
  
Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt (September 18, 1677, Darmstadt – October 18 1708, Chavusy) was a prince of Hesse-Darmstadt and Russian General.

Frederick was the youngest son of Landgrave Louis VI. of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630-1678) and Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1640-1709). Frederick entered service in rome 1697, like his three older brothers George, Philip and Henry, in protest of his mother, a zealous Protestant. Later he entered the Russian service under Peter the Great and was appointed Lieutenant-General of the cavalry. He participated, along with Peter, in the battle of Lesnaya against the Swedes, where he was mortally wounded during a musket exchange. Friedrich was brought to Chavusy in order to recover but died there in October 18, 1708, four days after Lesnaya. Frederick had contributed significantly to the victory of the battle and was permitted the completion of a Catholic church during his burial, by Tsar Peter I.

Literature

  • Andreas Räss: Die Convertiten seit der Reformation pp. 468
  • Carl Friedrich Günther. Anekdoten, Charakterschilderungen und Denkwürdigkeiten aus der Hessischen ... pp. 154
  • References

    Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt (1677–1708) Wikipedia


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