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Waldeck

The House of Waldeck descended from the ancient immediate Counts of Schwalenberg [10: Neue Folge; Band I.3; t.324-332] [9: 1942; p.128-130].

Volkwin II and Widekind II, the sons of Count Widekind / Witikind I of Schwalenberg, founded, respectively, the branches of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
The branch of Pyrmont became extinct in 1494, and the County of Pyrmont passed to the Counts of Lippe, and then to Counts of Gleichen.

Christian (+1637), and Wolrad III (+1640), the sons of Count Josias of Waldeck (+1588), founded, respectively, the Junior Wildungen and the Junior Eisenberg branches.
In 1692, the Junior Eisenberg branch became extinct in the male line (N.1).

In 1673, Anna-Elisabeth of Ribeaupierre / Rappoltstein (+1676), the first wife of Count Christian-Ludwig of Waldeck-Wildungen (+1706), advanced claims to Ribeaupierre, Hohenack, Géroldseck [-ès-Vosges / -am-Wasichin / am-Wasgau ], and other possessions of her uncle Johann-Jakob (+1673), the last male representative of House of Ribeaupierre / Rappoltstein.

Friedrich-Anton-Ulrich (+1728), and Josias (+1763), the sons of Count Christian-Ludwig of Waldeck-Wildungen (+1706), founded, respectively, the Princely and Bergheim branches.

Notes:
1. In 1607, Wolrad III (+1640), Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, married Anna of Baden-Durlach (+1649), an heir to Culemborg, Palant, Wittem, etc.
In 1625, Count Wolrad III inherited the County of Pyrmont from the Counts of Gleichen.
In 1682, the Roman Emperor granted Georg-Wilhelm (+1692), Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, Pyrmont & Culemborg, a son of Wolrad III, the title of Prince of Waldeck [8: Band 5; p.179].
In 1686, Prince Georg-Wilhelm received an individual vote in the Council of Princes of the Imperial Assembly.
In 1692, with the death of Prince Georg-Wilhelm the Junior Eisenberg branch became extinct in the male line. His possessions were divided: Culemborg, Palant, Wittem, etc. passed to his sisters; Waldeck-Eisenberg and Pyrmont passed to the Counts of Waldeck-Wildungen who did not get his individual vote in the Council of Princes of the Imperial Assembly.





1. The Princely branch

Friedrich-Anton-Ulrich (+1728), continued the direct branch of the House of Waldeck.

In Jan 1712, the Roman Emperor granted to Count Friedrich-Anton-Ulrich of Waldeck (+1728) the title of Prince [8: Band 5; p.179].

In 1719, Prince Friedrich-Anton-Ulrich received a voice in the Bench of Princes of the Upper-Rhine Imperial Circle [12: Band III; p.30/ 400].

In 1803, by the Final Recess of the Imperial Deputation, the Prince of Waldeck received an individual voice in the Council of Princes of the Imperial Assembly.

In 1805, Prince Friedrich-Karl-August of Waldeck (+1812), gave the County of Pyrmont to his brother Georg (+1813).

In Aug 1806, with the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire, the Prince of Waldeck became a sovereign ruler.

In 1807, the Prince of Waldeck joined the Confederation of the Rhine.

In 1812, Georg (+1813), Prince of Pyrmont, succeeded his brother Friedrich-Karl-August in Waldeck.

In 1815, the Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont joined the German Confederation.

In 1867, the Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont joined the North German Confederation.

In 1871, the Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont joined the German Empire.

In the course of the November Revolution of 1918, the Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was deposed.




List of the Rulers

Friedrich (1743-1812) [1763-1812]
// 1763-1766 minorit.
// 1763-1805 in Pyrmont, 1763-1812 in Waldeck
Georg (1747-1813) [1806/1812-1813]
// 1805-1813 in Pyrmont, 1812-1813 in Waldeck
Georg-Heinrich (1789-1845) [1813-1845]
Georg-Viktor (1831-1893) [1845-1893]
// 1845-1852: minorit.; Regent : Emma of Anhalt (+1858), Countess of Schaumburg/Lahn.
Friedrich (1865-1946) [1893-1918]




Titles

>-1807

Prince of Waldeck,
Count of Pyrmont, Ribeaupierre,
Lord of Hohenack, Géroldseck [-ès-Vosges];


1807-1812 ( Friedrich ) (N.1)

Sovereign Prince of Waldeck,
Count of Pyrmont;


1805-180.. ( Georg )

Prince / Prinz of Waldeck;
Ruling Count of Pyrmont, Ribeaupierre,
Lord of Hohenack, Géroldseck [-ès-Vosges];


180..-1812 ( Georg ) (N.2)

Prince / Prinz of Waldeck;
Prince / Fürst of Pyrmont,

Notes:
1. (1810) FRIDERICUS PR. WALDECCIAE COM. PYR. [13: p.169; Doc.# 922]
2. (1811) GEORG PRINZ Z. WALDECK FÜRST Z. PYRMONT [13: p.170; Doc.# 923]


1812-1815

Prince of Waldeck, Pyrmont;


1815-1918

Prince of Waldeck, Pyrmont;
Count of Ribeaupierre,
Lord of Hohenack, Géroldseck [-ès-Vosges];




Voices in the Imperial Circle assemblies in 1789

The Upper Rhine:
= The Bench of Secular Princes:
- Waldeck;

The Lower Rhine-Westphalia:
- Pyrmont;




Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789

Curial voices in the Council of Princes:
= the Counts of Westphalia =
- Pyrmont;




Territorial Possessions in 1789

The Imperial Circle of the Upper Rhine:
- Waldeck;

The Lower Rhine-Westphalia:
- Pyrmont;




Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1803
(Changes by the Final Recess of the Imperial Deputation)

Individual voices in the Council of Princes:
- Waldeck;




Territorial Acquisitions and Losses since 1789

- In 1867, the Prussian government took control over the Principality of Pyrmont for ten years, which was owned by the Prince of Waldeck & Pyrmont. The agreement was renewed several times.








2. Bergheim

Josias (+1763), a son of Count Christian-Ludwig of Waldeck-Wildungen (+1706), founded the appanage branch of Bergheim.
In 1725, he married Dorothea-Sophie-Wilhelmine of Solms-Assenheim (+1774), a co-heir to the County of Limpurg-Gaildorf.
In 1774, after Dorothea-Sophie-Wilhelmine's death, her part of the Imperial immediate County of Limpurg-Gaildorf passed to her children, the Counts of Waldeck-Bergheim.

In July 1806, the Counts of Waldeck-Bergheim lost their status of Imperial immediate ruler when the King of Württemberg mediatized the County of Limpurg-Gaildorf by the Confederation of the Rhine Act.




List of the Rulers

Karl (1778-1849) [1788-1806]
Georg (1785-1826) [1788-1806]
Karoline (1782-1820) [1788-1806]
~ 1807 Georg of Stuckrad (1783-1876)

Karoline (1729-1801) [1774-1801]




Voices in the Imperial Assembly in 1789

Curial voices in the Council of Princes:
= the Counts of Franconia =
- % Limpurg-Gaildorf;




Territorial Possessions in 1789

The Imperial Circle of Franconia:
% Limpurg-Gaildorf;




Titles [9: 1942; p.130]

Count of Waldeck, Pyrmont, Limpurg-Gaildorf;




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