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Canada

* Waldeck, Nova Scotia, rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada * Waldeck, Saskatchewan, a village in Saskatchewan, Canada


Europe

* Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic * Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont, a principality in the German Empire and German Confederation, and a state in the Weimar Republic * Waldeck, Palatinate, a village in the
Upper Palatinate The Upper Palatinate (; , , ) is an administrative district in the east of Bavaria, Germany. It consists of seven districts and 226 municipalities, including three cities. Geography The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and nume ...
, Bavaria, Germany ** Waldeck Castle (Upper Palatinate), the remains of a castle near the village *
Waldeck Castle (Hunsrück) Waldeck Castle is a Middle Ages, mediaeval castle ruin overlooking the Baybach valley in Dorweiler village, Rhineland-Palatinate. The site was the main seat of the Hunsrück family of Boos. William I of Heinzenberg built the fortress in 1150 and ...
, a medieval fortress/castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany *
Waldeck-Eisenberg The principality, or county of Waldeck-Eisenberg was a principality in the Holy Roman Empire that belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle. Waldeck-Eisenberg (1507-1598) The principality of Waldeck-Eisenberg was created in 1507 when the principali ...
, a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire *
Waldeck-Frankenberg Waldeck-Frankenberg is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Höxter, Kassel, Schwalm-Eder, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Hochsauerland. History The district was created in 1972 by mergin ...
, a Kreis (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany * Waldeck, Hesse, a town in Hesse, Germany * Waldeck, historical German name of Orava Commune in Estonia * Waldeck, The Hague, a neighbourhood in The Hague * Waldeck, Thuringia, a small municipality in Thuringia, Germany


United States

* Waldeck, Kansas, a ghost town in Kansas, United States * Waldeck, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States * Waldeck, Texas, an unincorporated community in Texas, United States


People

* Adolf II of Waldeck (c 1250–1302), count of Waldeck and prince bishop of
Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...
* Alfred Meyer-Waldeck (1864–1928), German admiral * Benedict Waldeck, deputy in the Prussian National Assembly * Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen (1585–1637), Count of
Waldeck-Eisenberg The principality, or county of Waldeck-Eisenberg was a principality in the Holy Roman Empire that belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle. Waldeck-Eisenberg (1507-1598) The principality of Waldeck-Eisenberg was created in 1507 when the principali ...
and Count of Waldeck-Wildungen * Christian August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1744–1798), general in the
Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
n service, and last Commander and Field Marshal of the Portuguese land army * Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck (1635–1706), Count of Waldeck-Wildungen and Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Count Ludwig Joseph von Boos-Waldeck (1798–1880),
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
noble who promoted the settling of Texas by Germans * Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858–1934), Queen Consort and Regent of the
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
* Franz von Waldeck (1491–1553), Prince-Bishop of
Münster Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a ...
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Osnabrück Osnabrück (; ; archaic English: ''Osnaburg'') is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168 ...
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Minden Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the largest town in population between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district () of Minden-Lübbecke, situated in the cultural region ...
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Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (; 27 November 16761 January 1728) was the first reigning Prince of Waldeck (state), Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1712 to 1728. He was the son of Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck and Countess Ann ...
(1676–1728), first reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1743–1812), Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865–1946), the last reigning Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont * George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1747–1813), German Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont * George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1789–1845), German Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont * George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831–1893), 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Henry VII, Count of Waldeck (died after 1442), Count of Waldeck * Jean-Frédéric Waldeck (c. 1766–1875), French antiquarian, cartographer, artist and explorer *
Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen Count Josias II of Waldeck-Wildungen (31 July 1636Julian calendar, Jul. – 8 August 1669Gregorian calendar, Greg.), , official titles: ''Graf zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, Herr zu Tonna'', was since 1660 Count of . However, he was ...
(1636–1669), Count of Waldeck-Wildungen * Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896–1967), German heir apparent to the throne of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a General in the SS * Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1704–1763), Commander of the Dutch forces in the
War of Austrian Succession The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War in Nort ...
* Klaus Waldeck, Austrian musician * Magdalene of Waldeck-Wildungen (1558–1599), daughter of Philip IV of Waldeck-Wildungen * Philip III, Count of Waldeck (1486–1539), Count of
Waldeck-Eisenberg The principality, or county of Waldeck-Eisenberg was a principality in the Holy Roman Empire that belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle. Waldeck-Eisenberg (1507-1598) The principality of Waldeck-Eisenberg was created in 1507 when the principali ...
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Philip IV, Count of Waldeck Count Philip IV of Waldeck (1493 – 30 November 1574) was Count of Waldeck-Wildungen from 1513 to 1574. In 1526, he and his uncle Philip III, Count of Waldeck, Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg led the Lutheran Reformation in the county of Waldeck. ...
(1493–1574), Count of Waldeck-Wildungen *
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau Pierre Marie René Ernest Waldeck-Rousseau (; 2 December 184610 August 1904) was a French Republicanism, Republican politician who served for three years as the Prime Minister of France. Early life Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau was born in Nantes, ...
(1846–1904), French Republican statesman * Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck (1620–1692),
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
and Dutch Field Marshal * Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1892–1914), youngest child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Princess Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1748–1782), Duchess consort of
Courland Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were ...
* Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1873–1961), youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861–1922), German-born princess, a member of the British Royal Family by marriage *
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948) Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (; 22 December 189918 February 1948) was the only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and wife of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenbur ...
, only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1827–1910), second daughter of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1796–1869), member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Germany * Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1857–1882), third daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1855–1925), member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont * R. G. Waldeck (1898–1982), also known as Rosie Waldeck, German-born American author * René Waldeck-Rousseau, father (1809–1882), French politician * Sophie of Waldeck (1662–1702), Princess of Waldech by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Germany * Waldeck L'Huillier (1905–1986), a French politician. * Waldeck Rochet (1905–1983), French politician * Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born 1936), head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont * Wolrad I, Count of Waldeck (1399–1475), son of Count Henry VII of Waldeck {{disambiguation, geo, surname