John II, Count of Waldeck-Landau
- Alexandrine Maria Gräfin von Vehlen und Meggen
- Dorothy Henriette of Hesse-Darmstadt
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
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
Ancestors of Count John II of Waldeck-Landau[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] | ||||||||
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Great-great-grandparents | Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1486–1539) ⚭ 1503 Adelaide of Hoya (1475–1513) | Henry XXXII of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (1499–1538) ⚭ 1524 Catherine of Henneberg-Schleusingen (1508–1567) | Wolfgang of Barby and Mühlingen (1502–1564) ⚭ 1526 Agnes of Mansfeld-Hinterort (1511–1558) | John II of Anhalt-Zerbst (1504–1551) ⚭ 1534 Margaret of Brandenburg (1511–1577) | William I 'the Rich' of Nassau-Siegen (1487–1559) ⚭ 1531 Juliane of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1506–1580) | George III of Leuchtenberg (1502–1555) ⚭ 1528 Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1495–1552) | Henry VIII of Waldeck-Wildungen (1465–1513) ⚭ before 1492 Anastasia of Runkel (?–1502/03) | Salentin VII of Isenburg-Grenzau (before 1470–1534) ⚭ Elisabeth of Hunolstein-Neumagen (ca. 1475–1536/38) |
Great-grandparents | Wolrad II of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1509–1578) ⚭ 1546 Anastasia Günthera of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (1526–1570) | Albrecht X of Barby and Mühlingen (1534–1588) ⚭ 1559 Mary of Anhalt-Zerbst (1538–1563) | John VI 'the Elder' of Nassau-Siegen (1536–1606) ⚭ 1559 Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg (1537–1579) | Philip IV of Waldeck-Wildungen (1493–1574) ⚭ 1554 Jutta of Isenburg-Grenzau (?–1564) | ||||
Grandparents | Josias I of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1554–1588) ⚭ 1582 Mary of Barby and Mühlingen (1563–1619) | John VII 'the Middle' of Nassau-Siegen (1561–1623) ⚭ 1581 Magdalene of Waldeck-Wildungen (1558–1599) | ||||||
Parents | Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen (1585–1637) ⚭ 1604 Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen (1584–1661) |
References
- ^ 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
- 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 978-3-981-4458-2-4.
- 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.