Philip Dietrich (also known as ''Philip Theodore'') (2 November 1614 in
Arolsen – 7 December 1645 in
Korbach
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), was the ruling Count of
Waldeck-Eisenberg from 1640 until his death.
Family
He was the son of Count
Wolrad IV of Waldeck-Eisenberg and his wife Anna of
Baden-Durlach, heir to the Lordship of
Cuylenburg in today's
Netherlands
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. In 1639 in Culemborg, he married Countess Maria Magdalena of
Nassau-Siegen (1622-1647, daughter of
William, Count of Nassau-Siegen
William, Count of Nassau-Siegen (13 August 1592 – 17 July 1642), , official titles: ''Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein'', was Count of Nassau-Siegen, a part of the County of Nassau from 1624 t ...
). With her, he had several children, including his successor
Henry Wolrad. Another son, Florent William died as a child. His daughter
Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck-Eisenberg
Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck (8 August 1640 – 4 January 1697), née Countess of , was a German nobility, German noblewoman, poet and composer.
Early life
She was born in Bad Arolsen, Arolsen to Philip Dietrich, Count of Waldeck, Count ...
married
George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach
George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach (8 May 1643 – 30 April 1693), was a German prince member of the House of Erbach and ruler over Erbach, Freienstein, Wildenstein, Michelstadt and Breuberg.
Born in Fürstenau, he was the fifth child and t ...
.
Life
From the inheritance claims of his mother's, Philip Dietrich received the Lordships of Kinsweiler, Engelsdorf,
Frechen and Bachem in the
Eifel
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area. He made several journeys to France and served in the Dutch army for a long time.
In 1639, Count Floris of Pallandt died, the holder of the Lordships of Cuylenburg, Werth, Pallandt and Wittem. Philip Dietrich inherited these possessions via his mother. In 1640, he inherited Waldeck-Eisenberg. He alternated his residence between
Eisenberg Castle[The castle had been vandalized during the ]Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...
. However, by the time Philip Dietrich inherited it, it had been restored to the point that it was habitable again and Culemborg. He fought a protracted legal battle about his mother's claims in the Eiffel. In the end, he did not receive them, but had to accept a monetary compensation.
References
* Johann Friedrich Schannat: ''Eiflia illustrata oder geographische und historische Beschreibung der Eifel', 'vol. 1, part 2, Aachen, 1825, p. 807 ff
* Louis Friedrich Christian Curtze: ''Geschichte und Beschreibung des Fürstenthums Waldeck.'' Arolsen, 1850, p. 649
* ''Historisch-kritischer Kommentar zu Yarks Eisenberg'', in: ''Waldeckische Gemeinnützige Zeitschrift'', vol. 1, 1837, p. 389
External links
Funeral sermon for Philip Dietrich by Antonius HagenbuschAbout coins from Waldeck
Footnotes
House of Waldeck
Counts of Waldeck
Counts of the Holy Roman Empire
1614 births
1645 deaths
17th-century German people
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