House of Waldeck

Counts of Waldeck 1137-1397

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 Counts of Waldeck

  • Volkwin I (d. 1137) Count of Waldeck

Waldeck partitioned and Pyrmont acquired in 1625

Counts of Waldeck zu Landau (older line) 1397-1495

  • Adolph III (1362 – 1431) Count of Waldeck-Landau
  • Otto III (c. 1389 – 1459) Count of Waldeck-Landau
  • Otto IV (c. 1440 –1494) Count of Waldeck-Landau

Divided between Waldeck-Eisenberg and Waldeck-Wildungen

Counts of Waldeck zu Waldeck (newer line) 1397-1486

  • Henry VII (d. after 1442) Count of Waldeck-Waldeck
  • Wolrad I (c. 1399 – 1475) Count of Waldeck-Waldeck
  • Philip I (1445 – 1475) Count of Waldeck-Waldeck
  • Henry VIII (1465–1513) Count of Waldeck-Waldeck until 1486, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen 

Divided between Waldeck-Eisenberg and Waldeck-Wildungen

Counts of Waldeck-Eisenberg (older line) 1486-1539

  • Philip II of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1453 – 1524) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, second son of Wolrad I.
  • Philip III (1486 – 1539) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg.

Divided into Waldeck-Eisenberg middle line and Waldeck-Landau newer line

 Counts of Waldeck-Landau (newer line) 1539-1597

  • John I 'the Pious' (1521 or 1522 – 1567) Count of Waldeck-Landau, second son of Count Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg
  • Philip VI (1551 – 1579) Count of Waldeck-Landau
  • Francis III (1553 – 1597) Count of Waldeck-Landau

Divided between Waldeck-Eisenberg and Waldeck-Wildungen

Counts of Waldeck-Eisenberg (middle line) 1539- 1607

  • Wolrad II 'the Scholar' (1509 – 1578) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, son of Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg
  • Josias I (1554 – 1588) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg
  • Christian (1585 – 1637) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg and later Count of Waldeck-Wildungen in 1607 founder of the newer Wildunger line.

Divided between Waldeck-Eisenberg and Waldeck-Wildungen

Counts of Waldeck-Eisenberg (newer line) 1607-1692

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Wolrad IV 'the Pious' (1588 – 1640) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

  • Wolrad IV 'the Pious' (1588 – 1640) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg. (Co-regent of Christian in 1607 founder of the newer Eisenberg line) Married Margravine Anne of Baden-Hochberg (1587 – 1649) daughter of James III, Margrave of Baden-Hochberg

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Philip Dietrich (1614 – 1645) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

  • Philip Dietrich (1614 – 1645) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg. Married Countess Maria Magdalena of Nassau-Siegen (1622 – 1647) daughter of William, Count of Nassau-Siegen

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Henry Wolrad (1642 – 1664) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg and Lord of Culemborg

  • Henry Wolrad (1642 – 1664) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg and Lord of Culemborg

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Georg Friedrich (1620 – 1692)  Prince of Waldeck and Grand Master of the Order of Saint John

  • Georg Friedrich (1620 – 1692) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg 1664–1682, Prince of Waldeck, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire 1682–1692. Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg) and Fieldmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Married Elisabeth Charlotte (1626 – 1694) daughter of William, Count of Nassau-Siegen

Counts of Waldeck-Wildungen (newer line) 1607-1692

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Christian (1585 – 1637) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg and later Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

  • Christian (1585 – 1637) Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg and later Count of Waldeck-Wildungen in 1607 founder of the newer Wildunger line. Married Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen (1584–1661) (1584 – 1661) daughter of Count John VII 'the Middle' of Nassau-Siegen

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Philip VII (1613 – 1645) Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

  • Philip VII (1613 – 1645) Count of Waldeck-Wildungen. Married Anne Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1610 – 1690) daughter of Count Louis II of Sayn-Wittgenstein

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Josias II (1636 – 1669) Count of Waldeck-Wildungen

  • Josias II (1636 – 1669) Count of Waldeck-Wildungen. Married Wilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen (1629 – 1700) daughter of Count William of Nassau-Siegen

 Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1692-1706

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Christian Louis of Waldeck (1635 – 1706) Count of Waldeck-Wildungen from 1645 and Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont

  • Christian Louis of Waldeck (1635 – 1706) Count of Waldeck-Wildungen from 1645 and Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1692. eldest son of Philip VII, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen. Married firstly Anna Elizabeth of Rappoltstein (1644 – 1676) daughter of Count Johann Jacob of Rappoltstein and secondly Johannette of Nassau-Idstein (1657 – 1733) daughter of John, Count of Nassau-Idstein

In 1685, a treaty was signed with his cousin Georg Friedrich Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, which introduced primogeniture in the House of Waldeck. When Georg Friedrich died in 1692, Christian Louis inherited Waldeck-Eisenberg, thereby reuniting Waldeck for the first time since 1397.


Princes of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1712-1918

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Friedrich Anton Ulrich (1676 – 1728) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

  • Friedrich Anton Ulrich (1676 – 1728) Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1706-1712, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1712-1728. Founder of the Orden de la veritable Felicité in 1721. Married Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1678 – 1753) daughter of Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

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Christian Philip (1701 – 1728) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

  • Christian Philip (1701 – 1728) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Karl August Friedrich (1704 – 1763) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

  • Karl August Friedrich (1704 – 1763) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Fieldmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Married Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1725 – 1816) daughter of Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

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Frederick Charles August (1743 – 1812) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

  • Frederick Charles August (1743 – 1812) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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 George I (1747 – 1813) Prince of Pyrmont

  • George I (1747 – 1813) Prince of Pyrmont from 1805 and Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1812. Married Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1768 – 1849) daughter of August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

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George II (1789 – 1845) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

  • George II (1789 – 1845) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Married Emma (1802 – 1858) daughter of Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

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George Victor (1831 – 1893) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

  • George Victor (1831 – 1893) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Founder of the Order of Merit in 1857. Married firstly Princess Helena of Nassau (1831 – 1888) daughter of William, Duke of Nassau and secondly Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1858 – 1936) daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

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Friedrich (1865 – 1946) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

  • Friedrich (1865 – 1946) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1893-1918. Married Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1873–1962) daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe

Line extant

 Counts of Waldeck-Bergheim 1706-1966

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Josias I (1696 – 1763) Count of Waldeck-Bergheim

  • Josias I (1696 – 1763) Count of Waldeck-Bergheim, younger son of Christian Louis of Waldeck (1635 – 1706) Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Founder of this cadet branch. Married Dorothea Sophie of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim (1698 – 1774) daughter of Ludwig Heinrich, Count of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim

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Josias II (1733 – 1788) Count of Waldeck-Bergheim

  • Josias II (1733 – 1788) Count of Waldeck-Bergheim. Married Christine Wilhelmine of Isenburg-Büdingen (1756 – 1826) daughter of Gustav Friedrich, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen

Line extinct 1966