John II, Count of Waldeck-Landau
John II, Count of Waldeck-Landau | |
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| Count of Waldeck-Landau | |
| Coat of arms | |
| Reign | 1638–1668 |
| Predecessor | Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen |
| Successor | Christian Louis of Waldeck-Wildungen |
| Full name | John II Count of Waldeck-Landau |
| Native name | Johann II. Graf von Waldeck-Landau |
| Born | (1623年11月07日)7 November 1623 Waldeck |
| Died | 10 October 1668(1668年10月10日) (aged 44) Landau [de] |
| Noble family | House of Waldeck |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Issue | – |
| Father | Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen |
| Occupation | Major general in the Swedish Army |
Count John II of Waldeck-Landau (7 November 1623 – 10 October 1668), German: Johann II. Graf von Waldeck-Landau, official titles: Graf zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, Herr zu Tonna, was since 1638 Count of Waldeck-Landau [nl]. He served in the Swedish Army.
Biography
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John was born on 7 November 1623 in Waldeck as the fourteenth child of Count Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen and his wife Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen.[1] [2]
John's eldest brother, Philip VII, succeeded their father early 1638 as Count of Waldeck-Wildungen [nl],[1] [3] [4] while John became Count of Waldeck-Landau [nl].[1] He had his Residenz in Landau since then.[1] [2] The entire County of Waldeck, was heavily in debt. The financial difficulties of the county did not change when the counts of Waldeck acquired the Lordship of Tonna [de] in 1640. The lordship was sold to Duke Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1677.[3]
John served as major general in the Swedish Army. He died in Landau [de] on 10 October 1668.[1] As he was childless, the county of Waldeck-Landau was inherited by his nephew Christian Louis of Waldeck-Wildungen.
Marriages
[edit ]John married firstly on 17 December 1644[1] [2] to Alexandrine Maria Gräfin von Vehlen und Meggen (? – Thorn, 27 February 1662[1] ). She was the widow of Count Emich of Daun-Falkenstein.[1] [5]
John remarried at Merlau Castle [de] on 10 November 1667 to Landgravine Dorothy Henriette of Hesse-Darmstadt (Darmstadt, 14 October 1641 – Landau, 22 December 1672),[1] daughter of Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt [2] and Princess Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.
Ancestors
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dek (1968), p. 275.
- ^ a b c d Hoffmeister (1883), p. 60.
- ^ a b Haarmann (2014), p. 26.
- ^ Dek (1968), p. 260.
- ^ Dek (1968), p. 276.
- ^ Haarmann (2014).
- ^ Huberty, et al. (1987).
- ^ Huberty, et al. (1981).
- ^ Dek (1970).
- ^ Dek (1968).
- ^ von Ehrenkrook, et al. (1928).
- ^ Hoffmeister (1883).
- ^ Behr (1854).
- ^ Europäische Stammtafeln .
Sources
[edit ]- Behr, Kamill (1854). Genealogie der in Europa regierenden Fürstenhäuser (in German). Leipzig: Verlag von Bernhard Tauchnitz.
- Dek, A.W.E. (1968). "De afstammelingen van Juliana van Stolberg tot aan het jaar van de Vrede van Münster". Spiegel der Historie. Maandblad voor de geschiedenis der Nederlanden (in Dutch). 1968 (7/8): 228–303.
- Dek, A.W.E. (1970). Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau (in Dutch). Zaltbommel: Europese Bibliotheek.
- von Ehrenkrook, Hans Friedrich; Förster, Karl & Marchtaler, Kurt Erhard (1928). Ahnenreihen aus allen deutschen Gauen. Beilage zum Archiv für Sippenforschung und allen verwandten Gebieten (in German). Görlitz: Verlag für Sippenforschung und Wappenkunde C.A. Starke.
- Haarmann, Torsten (2014). Das Haus Waldeck und Pyrmont. Mehr als 900 Jahre Gesamtgeschichte mit Stammfolge. Deutsche Fürstenhäuser (in German). Vol. Heft 35. Werl: Börde-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-981-4458年2月4日.
- Hoffmeister, Jacob Christoph Carl (1883). Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 (in German). Cassel: Verlag Gustav Klaunig.
- Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain & Magdelaine, F. & B. (1981). l'Allemagne Dynastique (in French). Vol. Tome III: Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg. Le Perreux: Alain Giraud.
- Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain & Magdelaine, F. & B. (1987). l'Allemagne Dynastique (in French). Vol. Tome V: Hohenzollern-Waldeck-Familles alliées A-B. Le Perreux-sur-Marne: Alain Giraud.