Josias I, Count of Waldeck
| Josias I, Count of Waldeck | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Marie of Barby-Mühlingen |
| Noble family | House of Waldeck |
| Father | Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck |
| Mother | Anastasia Günthera of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg |
| Born |
18 March 1554 Eisenberg Castle |
| Died |
6 August 1588 (aged 34) Eisenberg Castle |
| Buried | Korbach |
Josias I, Count of Waldeck (18 March 1554 at Eisenberg Castle – 6 August 1588, ibid.), was a Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg.
Life
He was a son of Count Wolrad II of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1509–1578) and his wife Anastasia Günthera of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (1526–1570).
He died on 6 August 1588 and was buried on 9 August in Korbach.
Marriage and issue
On 8 March 1582, he married Marie of Barby-Mühlingen (8 April 1563 – 29 December 1619), the daughter of Count Albert X of Barby-Mühlingen and his wife Marie of Anhalt-Zerbst. They had four children:
- Margareta Anastasia (b. 1584)
- Christian (25 December 1585 – 31 December 1637), married in 1604 to Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen (8 November 1584 in Dillenburg – 26 July 1661 in Landau, now part of Bad Arolsen)
- Juliana (11 April 1587 – 28 February 1622); married in 1606 to Count Louis I of Erbach-Erbach (1579–1643)
- Wolrad III (7 July 1588 – 6 October 1640); married in 1607 to Anna of Baden-Durlach (1587-1649). In 1625, he inherited the County of Pyrmont.
External links
- WW-Person database by Herbert Stoyan
- Marek, Miroslav. "Waldeck 2". Genealogy.EU.
- genealogie.theiss-ks.de
- thepeerage.com
- wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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