Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Karl August
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Reign1 January 1728 – August 29, 1763
PredecessorFriedrich Anton Ulrich
SuccessorFriedrich Karl August
Born(1704-09-24)24 September 1704
Hanau, Waldeck
Died29 August 1763(1763-08-29) (aged 58)
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
SpouseChristiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken
IssuePrince Charles
Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince Christian
George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Caroline
Princess Louise
Prince Louis
HouseHouse of Waldeck and Pyrmont
FatherFriedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherCountess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

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 Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.
In 1728 his father and his elder brother Christian Philip died, and so he became Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont .

The Waldecks had a tradition of military service in the Dutch Army.
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck had already led the Dutch army in the War of the Grand Alliance. In the War of Austrian Succession, Karl was appointed as commander of the Dutch Army by the States-General of the Netherlands, as counterbalance to William IV, Prince of Orange, who relied completely on his brother-in-law the Duke of Cumberland. The Dutch army under Waldeck's command was defeated in the Battle of Fontenoy, the Battle of Rocoux and the Battle of Lauffeld.

In 1746, Karl became Fieldmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire.

Marriage and children

In Zweibrücken, on August 19, 1741, Karl August married his first cousin Christiane Henriette, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken (1725–1816), daughter of Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

The couple had seven children:

Ancestry

Family of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
16. Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
8. Philipp VII, Count of Waldeck
17. Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen
4. Christian Ludwig, Count of Waldeck
18. Ludwig II, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein
9. Countess Anna Katharina of Sayn-Wittgenstein
19. Countess Elisabeth Juliana of Solms-Braunfels
2. Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
20. Eberhard, Count of Rappoltstein
10. Georg Friedrich, Count of Rappoltstein
21. Countess Anna von Salm, Wild- und Rheingräfin
5. Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein
22. Heinrich Wilhelm I, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde
11. Countess Elisabeth Charlotte of Solms-Sonnenwalde
23. Countess Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Oettingen
1. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
24. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
12. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
25. Duchess Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
6. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
26. John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
13. Countess Palatine Magdalene Catharine of Zweibrücken
27. Catherine de Rohan-Frontenay
3. Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
28. Eberhard, Count of Rappoltstein (= 20)
14. Count Johann Jakob of Rappoltstein
29. Countess Anna von Salm, Wild- und Rheingräfin (= 21)
7. Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein
30. Johann Kasimir, Count of Salm-Kyrburg, Wild- & Rheingraf
15. Countess Anna Claudia of Salm-Kyrburg, Wild- & Rheingräfin
31. Countess Dorothea of Solms-Laubach

References

  • Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy Euweb". Genealogy.EU. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)[self-published source][better source needed]
Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Cadet branch of the House of Waldeck
Born: 24 September 1704 Died: August 29 1763
Regnal titles
Preceded by Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
1 January 1728 – August 29, 1763 		Succeeded by

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