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Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Friedrich Anton Ulrich
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Count/Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Reign12 December 1706 – 1 January 1728
PredecessorNew Creation
SuccessorKarl August
Born(1676-11-27)27 November 1676
Waldeck, Waldeck
Died1 January 1728(1728-01-01) (aged 51)
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
SpouseCountess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
IssuePrince Christian
Princess Friederike
Princess Henriette
Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Ernestine
Prince Louis
Prince Johann
Princess Sofie
Princess Franziska
Princess Luise
Prince Josef
HouseHouse of Waldeck and Pyrmont
FatherChristian Louis of Waldeck
MotherAnna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein

Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Friedrich Anton Ulrich Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 27 November 1676 – 1 January 1728) was the first reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1712 to 1728.

Early life and ancestry

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Born into the House of Waldeck, he was the youngest son of Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck by his first wife, Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein (1644-1676).

Reign

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From 1706 to 1712 he was Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont. On 6 January 1712 he was elevated to Prince by the Emperor Charles VI.

Marriage and children

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He married his second cousin, Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1678-1753) on 22 October 1700 in Hanau.

By birth, she was a member of the House of Wittelsbach, the youngest daughter of Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld by his first wife, Countess Catharine Agathe of Rappoltstein (1644-1676).[1]

They had five sons and six daughters:

  • Prince Christian of Waldeck and Pyrmont (13 October 1701 – 17 May 1728)
  • Princess Friederike of Waldeck and Pyrmont (10 November 1702 – 4 December 1713)
  • Princess Henriette of Waldeck and Pyrmont (17 October 1703 – 29 August 1785)
  • Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 September 1704 – 29 August 1763), married Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, had issue.
  • Princess Ernestine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (6 November 1705 – 26 May 1782), married Frederick Bernard, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, had issue.
  • Prince Louis of Waldeck and Pyrmont (5 May 1707 – 24 July 1739)
  • Prince Johann of Waldeck and Pyrmont (9 June 1708 – 30 November 1713)
  • Princess Sofie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (4 January 1711 – 10 August 1775), married Frederick August Vogelsang, no issue.
  • Princess Franziska of Waldeck and Pyrmont (19 May 1712 – 6 January 1782)
  • Princess Louise of Waldeck and Pyrmont (12 June 1714 – 17 March 1794)
  • Prince Josef of Waldeck and Pyrmont (14 August 1715 – 19 February 1719)

Death

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Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Wadeck and Pyrmont died on 1 January 1728 in Bad Arolsen, aged 51.

He was interred, along with his wife Princess Luise, (until 1962) in the Evangelische Stadtkirche, Bad Wildungen. After that their bodied were buried in the Klosterkirche, Netze, Waldeck, Hesse, Germany.[2]

Ancestry

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Notes and sources

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/fam-U-V-W/waldeck/waldeck3.htm
  2. ^ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/fam-U-V-W/waldeck/waldeck3.htm
Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Cadet branch of the House of Waldeck
Born: 27 November 1676 Died: 1 January 1728
Regnal titles
Preceded by Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont
12 December 1706 – 6 January 1712 		Elevated to Prince
New title Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
6 January 1712 – 1 January 1728 		Succeeded by


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