The Prince of Homburg
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The Prince of Homburg, or in German
Der Prinz von Homburg or Prinz Friedrich von Homburg, can refer to the following:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
Der Prinz von Homburg or Prinz Friedrich von Homburg, can refer to the following:
People
- Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-HomburgFrederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-HomburgFrederick II of Hesse-Homburg , also known as the Prince of Homburg was Landgraf 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.-...
(1633-1708), also known as Prince Friedrich of Homburg (Prinz Friedrich von Homburg)
Artistic works
- The Prince of Homburg (play)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. A performance during his lifetime was not possible because Princess Marianne of Prussia , by birth a member of the Hesse-Homburg family, to whom Kleist had given sight...
, a play written 1809/10 by Heinrich von Kleist about the above - Der Prinz von Homburg (opera), an opera by Hans Werner Henze, written 1958
- The Prince of Homburg (film)The Prince of Homburg (film)The Prince of Homburg is a 1997 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio, based on the play Der Prinz von Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist...
, a film by Marco Bellocchio, made 1997