Count Philip VII of Waldeck-Wildungen (25 November 1613 – 24 February 1645), , official titles: ''Graf zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, Herr zu Tonna'', was since 1638

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of .

Biography

Philip was born at Eisenberg CastleHaarmann (2014), p. 48.Dek (1968), pp. 260 and 275 mentions born in Wildungen. on 25 November 1613Dek (1968), p. 260.Dek (1968), p. 275.Hoffmeister (1883), p. 61. as the second son of Count Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen and his wife Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen. As the eldest surviving son Philip succeeded his father early 1638,Haarmann (2014), p. 26. while his younger brother John II became Count of . The County of , like 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 in 1640. The

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was sold to

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Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1677. An important and, as it turned out, fatal event during Philip's reign was the time when Swedish troops were encamped in Wildungen. The commander-in-chief,

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, had marched to the

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in August 1640 with about 70,000 men, while not far from there the

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under

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Leopold William and

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were encamped in

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. No

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took place. But the

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used the city's supplies and destroyed the

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s in the surrounding

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. On 15 September Banér marched away again. Annoyed beyond measure by the damage the

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had inflicted on his county, Philip changed sides and took the side of Emperor Ferdinand III in 1643. The

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appointed him a

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and put him in charge of a

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called 'Waldeck'. On 24 February 1645, at the Battle of Jankov in

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,Hoffmeister (1883), p. 65. where the Bavarian and imperial troops were defeated by the Swedish

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, the 31-year-old Philip was taken prisoner and – against the

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– executed. Philip was succeeded by his eldest son Christian Louis, who was under the

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of his mother until 1660. Burgruine Eisenberg von oben.jpg, The ruins of Eisenberg Castle, 2015. Bad Wildungen De Merian Hassiae.jpg, Wildungen in 1655. Engraving by

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. Old copper engraving of the Battle of Jankov.jpg, Copper engraving of the Battle of Jankov.

Marriage and issue

Philip married in

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on 26 October 1634 to Countess Anne Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein ( Simmern, 27 July 1610 – , December 1690Haarmann (2014), p. 48 mentions died on 1 December 1650 (sic). Dek (1968), pp. 260 and 275 mentions died in Kleinern, December 1690. Hoffmeister (1883), p. 61 mentions died in December 1690.), daughter of Count and Countess Elisabeth Juliane of Solms-Braunfels. From this marriage the following children worn born:Hoffmeister (1883), pp. 61–62. # Count Christian Louis ( Waldeck, 29 July 1635 – , 12 December 1706), succeeded his father as Count of Waldeck-Wildungen in 1645. Married: ## on 2 July 1658 to Countess Anne Elisabeth of Rappoltstein ( Rappoltstein, 7 March 1644 – Landau, 6 December 1678). ## in

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on 6 June 1680^Jul. to Countess Johannette of Nassau-Idstein (Idstein, 14 September 1657 – Landau, 14 March 1733). # Count Josias II (Wildungen, 31 July 1636^Jul. – Kandia, 8 August 1669^Greg.von Poten (1896), p. 677 mentions the date 29 July. Dek (1970), p. 88, Dek (1968), pp. 276 and 297, Hoffmeister (1883), p. 63 and Vorsterman van Oyen (1882), p. 117 mention the date 8 August. Presumably, the former author calculated the date according to the

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and the latter authors according to the

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.), obtained the Wildungen district as an

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in 1660. He married at

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on 26 January 1660 to Countess

Wilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen Countess Wilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen (1629 – 22 January 1700), , official titles: ''Gräfin zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Frau zu Beilstein'', was a countess from the House of Nassau-Siegen, a cadet branch of the ...

(1629 –

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, 22 January 1700). # (1 August 1637 – , 20 May 1707), married at Arolsen Castle on 27 January 1660 to Count Henry Wolrad of Waldeck-Eisenberg (

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, 28 March 1642 –

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, 15 July 1664). # Anne Sophie (Waldeck, 1 January 1639 – 3 October 1646). # Joanne (Waldeck, 30 September 1639 – Waldeck, 2 October 1639). # Philippine (19 November 1643 – 3 August 1644).

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