Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (german: Friedrich Anton Ulrich Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 27 November 16761 January 1728) was the first reigning Prince of
Waldeck and Pyrmont The County of Waldeck (later the Principality of Waldeck and Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and its successors from the late 12th century until 1929. In 1349 the county gained Imperial immediacy and in 1 ...
from 1712 to 1728. He was the son of Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck and Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein. From 1706 to 1712 he was Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont. On 6 January 1712 he was elevated to Prince by the
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Marriage and children

He married
Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
, daughter of
Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Christian II (22 June 1637 – 26 April 1717) was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1654, the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1671, and the Count of Rappoltstein from 1673 until 1699. Life Christian was born in Bischwiller in 1637 a ...
and Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein, in
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on 22 Oct 1700. They had five sons and six daughters: *Prince Christian of Waldeck and Pyrmont (13 October 1701 – 17 May 1728) *Princess Friederike of Waldeck and Pyrmont (10 November 1702 – 4 December 1713) *Princess Henriette of Waldeck and Pyrmont (17 October 1703 – 29 August 1785) *
Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 September 1704 – 29 August 1763) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Commander of the Dutch forces in the War of Austrian Succession. Royal life and military career Karl was the second son of ...
(24 September 1704 – 29 August 1763), married
Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Christiane Henriette of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (16 November 1725, Ribeauvillé – 11 February 1816, Arolsen) was a Countess of Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld by birth and by marriage a Princess of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Life Ch ...
, had issue. *Princess Ernestine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (6 November 1705 – 26 May 1782), married
Frederick Bernard, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen Frederick Bernard, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen (28 May 1697 in Gelnhausen – 5 August 1739, ibid.) was Count Palatine and Duke of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen. Life Frederick Bernard was the eldest son of the Duke and Count Palatine John Charle ...
, had issue. *Prince Louis of Waldeck and Pyrmont (5 May 1707 – 24 July 1739) *Prince Johann of Waldeck and Pyrmont (9 June 1708 – 30 November 1713) *Princess Sofie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (4 January 1711 – 10 August 1775), married Frederick August Vogelsang, no issue. *Princess Franziska of Waldeck and Pyrmont (19 May 1712 – 6 January 1782) *Princess Louise of Waldeck and Pyrmont (12 June 1714 – 17 March 1794) *Prince Josef of Waldeck and Pyrmont (14 August 1715 – 19 February 1719)


Ancestry


Notes and sources

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1676 births 1728 deaths People from Waldeck (state) Princes of Waldeck and Pyrmont House of Waldeck and Pyrmont Counts of Waldeck {{Germany-noble-stub