John II, Count of Waldeck-Landau
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. He served in the Swedish Army.
John II, Count of Waldeck-Landau | |
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| Count of Waldeck-Landau | |
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| 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 | 7 November 1623 Waldeck |
| Died | 10 October 1668 (aged 44) Landau |
| Noble family | House of Waldeck |
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| Issue | – |
| Father | Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen |
| Occupation | Major general in the Swedish Army |
Biography
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,[1][3][4] while John became Count of Waldeck-Landau.[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 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 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 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
- Dek (1968), p. 275.
- Hoffmeister (1883), p. 60.
- 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.