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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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