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John II, Count of Waldeck-Landau

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John II, Count of Waldeck-Landau
Count of Waldeck-Landau
Coat of arms
Reign1638–1668
PredecessorChristian of Waldeck-Wildungen
SuccessorChristian Louis of Waldeck-Wildungen
Full name
John II Count of Waldeck-Landau
Native nameJohann II. Graf von Waldeck-Landau
Born(1623-11-07)7 November 1623
Waldeck
Died10 October 1668(1668-10-10) (aged 44)
Landau [de]
Noble familyHouse of Waldeck
Spouse(s)
Issue–
FatherChristian of Waldeck-Wildungen
MotherElisabeth of Nassau-Siegen
OccupationMajor general in the Swedish Army

Count John II of Waldeck-Landau (7 November 1623 – 10 October 1668), German: Johann II. Graf von Waldeck-Landau, official titles: Graf zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, Herr zu Tonna, was since 1638 Count of Waldeck-Landau [nl]. He served in the Swedish Army.

Biography

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Landau Castle. Photo: Ralph Busch, 2007.

John was born on 7 November 1623 in Waldeck as the fourteenth child of Count Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen and his wife Countess Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen.[1][2]

John's eldest brother, Philip VII, succeeded their father early 1638 as Count of Waldeck-Wildungen [nl],[1][3][4] while John became Count of Waldeck-Landau [nl].[1] He had his Residenz in Landau since then.[1][2] 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 Lordship of Tonna [de] in 1640. The lordship was sold to Duke Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1677.[3]

John served as major general in the Swedish Army. He died in Landau [de] on 10 October 1668.[1] As he was childless, the county of Waldeck-Landau was inherited by his nephew Christian Louis of Waldeck-Wildungen.

Marriages

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John married firstly on 17 December 1644[1][2] to Alexandrine Maria Gräfin von Vehlen und Meggen (? – Thorn, 27 February 1662[1]). She was the widow of Count Emich of Daun-Falkenstein.[1][5]

John remarried at Merlau Castle [de] on 10 November 1667 to Landgravine Dorothy Henriette of Hesse-Darmstadt (Darmstadt, 14 October 1641 – Landau, 22 December 1672),[1] daughter of Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt[2] and Princess Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.

Ancestors

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Ancestors of Count John II of Waldeck-Landau[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Great-great-grandparents Philip III of Waldeck-Eisenberg
(1486–1539)
⚭ 1503
Adelaide of Hoya
(1475–1513) 		Henry XXXII of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
(1499–1538)
⚭ 1524
Catherine of Henneberg-Schleusingen
(1508–1567) 		Wolfgang of Barby and Mühlingen
(1502–1564)
⚭ 1526
Agnes of Mansfeld-Hinterort
(1511–1558) 		John II of Anhalt-Zerbst
(1504–1551)
⚭ 1534
Margaret of Brandenburg
(1511–1577) 		William I 'the Rich' of Nassau-Siegen
(1487–1559)
⚭ 1531
Juliane of Stolberg-Wernigerode
(1506–1580) 		George III of Leuchtenberg
(1502–1555)
⚭ 1528
Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(1495–1552) 		Henry VIII of Waldeck-Wildungen
(1465–1513)
⚭ before 1492
Anastasia of Runkel
(?–1502/03) 		Salentin VII of Isenburg-Grenzau
(before 1470–1534)
⚭
Elisabeth of Hunolstein-Neumagen
(ca. 1475–1536/38)
Great-grandparents Wolrad II of Waldeck-Eisenberg
(1509–1578)
⚭ 1546
Anastasia Günthera of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
(1526–1570) 		Albrecht X of Barby and Mühlingen
(1534–1588)
⚭ 1559
Mary of Anhalt-Zerbst
(1538–1563) 		John VI 'the Elder' of Nassau-Siegen
(1536–1606)
⚭ 1559
Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg
(1537–1579) 		Philip IV of Waldeck-Wildungen
(1493–1574)
⚭ 1554
Jutta of Isenburg-Grenzau
(?–1564)
Grandparents Josias I of Waldeck-Eisenberg
(1554–1588)
⚭ 1582
Mary of Barby and Mühlingen
(1563–1619) 		John VII 'the Middle' of Nassau-Siegen
(1561–1623)
⚭ 1581
Magdalene of Waldeck-Wildungen
(1558–1599)
Parents Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen
(1585–1637)
⚭ 1604
Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen
(1584–1661)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Dek (1968), p. 275.
  2. ^ a b c d Hoffmeister (1883), p. 60.
  3. ^ a b Haarmann (2014), p. 26.
  4. ^ Dek (1968), p. 260.
  5. ^ Dek (1968), p. 276.
  6. ^ Haarmann (2014).
  7. ^ Huberty, et al. (1987).
  8. ^ Huberty, et al. (1981).
  9. ^ Dek (1970).
  10. ^ Dek (1968).
  11. ^ von Ehrenkrook, et al. (1928).
  12. ^ Hoffmeister (1883).
  13. ^ Behr (1854).
  14. ^ Europäische Stammtafeln.

Sources

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  • Behr, Kamill (1854). Genealogie der in Europa regierenden Fürstenhäuser (in German). Leipzig: Verlag von Bernhard Tauchnitz.
  • Dek, A.W.E. (1968). "De afstammelingen van Juliana van Stolberg tot aan het jaar van de Vrede van Münster". Spiegel der Historie. Maandblad voor de geschiedenis der Nederlanden (in Dutch). 1968 (7/8): 228–303.
  • Dek, A.W.E. (1970). Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau (in Dutch). Zaltbommel: Europese Bibliotheek.
  • von Ehrenkrook, Hans Friedrich; Förster, Karl & Marchtaler, Kurt Erhard (1928). Ahnenreihen aus allen deutschen Gauen. Beilage zum Archiv für Sippenforschung und allen verwandten Gebieten (in German). Görlitz: Verlag für Sippenforschung und Wappenkunde C.A. Starke.
  • Haarmann, Torsten (2014). Das Haus Waldeck und Pyrmont. Mehr als 900 Jahre Gesamtgeschichte mit Stammfolge. Deutsche Fürstenhäuser (in German). Vol. Heft 35. Werl: Börde-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-981-4458-2-4.
  • Hoffmeister, Jacob Christoph Carl (1883). Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 (in German). Cassel: Verlag Gustav Klaunig.
  • Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain & Magdelaine, F. & B. (1981). l'Allemagne Dynastique (in French). Vol. Tome III: Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg. Le Perreux: Alain Giraud.
  • Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain & Magdelaine, F. & B. (1987). l'Allemagne Dynastique (in French). Vol. Tome V: Hohenzollern-Waldeck-Familles alliées A-B. Le Perreux-sur-Marne: Alain Giraud.
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