Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck
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Count Christian Louis of Waldeck (born: 29 July 1635 in Waldeck
; died: 12 December 1706 in Bad Arolsen
) was from 1645 Count of Waldeck-Wildungen and from 1692 Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont
.
He was the eldest son of the Count Philip VII of Waldeck-Wildungen (1613–1645) and his wife Anna Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(1610–1690) and is the ancestor of all living Princes and Counts of Waldeck. The Arolsen princely house stems from his first marriage, while the Waldeck-Bergheim line, which resides in Bergheim
near Bad Wildungen
and died out in the male line in 1738, stems from his second marriage via his son Josiah I.
After his father's death in 1645 Christian Louis inherited the county of Waldeck-Wildungen. His education and the regency until 1660 were in the hands of his mother and Henry Wolrad, a cousin of his father. Christian Louis later resided mostly at Christiansburg Castle, which he had built in Kleinern, near Wildungen.
On 12 June 1685, he closed an inheritance treaty with his cousin Count George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg, which introduced the primogeniture
in the house of Waldeck. When George Frederick died in 1692, Christian Louis inherited Waldeck-Eisenberg, thereby reuniting Waldeck in one hand for the first time simce 1397. With Waldeck-Eisenberg, he also inherited the County of Pyrmont. In 1695, he moved his residence to Bad Arolsen
and in 1696, he moved the county's Chancellary from Korbach
to Mengeringhausen
.
Christian inherited a claim to a share of the County of Rappoltstein in the Alsace
from his first wife. He could not enforce this claim, but he nevertheless added the arms of Rappoltstein to his coat of arms and he and his successors added "Count of Rappoltstein" to their titles.
Christian Louis was a successful soldier and rose to the rank of Field Marshal.
During his reign, witch trials took place in Wildungen from 1650 to 1664, and again from 1660 to 1662. Whitch hunts had happened before in Waldeck, from 1629 to 1632 under Count Christian I.
On 6 Nice in June 1680 he married Johannette of Nassau-Idstein (1657–1733), daughter of John, Count of Nassau-Idstein
(1603–1677). With her, he had the following children:
Waldeck, Hesse
Waldeck is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northwestern Hesse, Germany.-Location:Waldeck lies on the Edersee, a man-made lake...
; died: 12 December 1706 in Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State...
) was from 1645 Count of Waldeck-Wildungen and from 1692 Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Waldeck (state)
Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....
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He was the eldest son of the Count Philip VII of Waldeck-Wildungen (1613–1645) and his wife Anna Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein
Sayn-Wittgenstein
Sayn-Wittgenstein was a county of mediæval Germany, located in the Sauerland of eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. Sayn-Wittgenstein was created when Count Salentin of Sayn-Homburg married the heiress Countess Adelaide of Wittgenstein in 1345...
(1610–1690) and is the ancestor of all living Princes and Counts of Waldeck. The Arolsen princely house stems from his first marriage, while the Waldeck-Bergheim line, which resides in Bergheim
Bergheim
-Places:*Heidelberg-Bergheim — a district of Heidelberg in Germany*Bergheim, Bavaria — a municipality in Bavaria, Germany*Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia — the capital of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany...
near Bad Wildungen
Bad Wildungen
Bad Wildungen is a state-run spa and a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the German Framework Road.-Geography:-Location:...
and died out in the male line in 1738, stems from his second marriage via his son Josiah I.
After his father's death in 1645 Christian Louis inherited the county of Waldeck-Wildungen. His education and the regency until 1660 were in the hands of his mother and Henry Wolrad, a cousin of his father. Christian Louis later resided mostly at Christiansburg Castle, which he had built in Kleinern, near Wildungen.
On 12 June 1685, he closed an inheritance treaty with his cousin Count George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg, which introduced the primogeniture
Primogeniture
Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings . Historically, the term implied male primogeniture, to the exclusion of females...
in the house of Waldeck. When George Frederick died in 1692, Christian Louis inherited Waldeck-Eisenberg, thereby reuniting Waldeck in one hand for the first time simce 1397. With Waldeck-Eisenberg, he also inherited the County of Pyrmont. In 1695, he moved his residence to Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State...
and in 1696, he moved the county's Chancellary from Korbach
Korbach
Korbach is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany. It is over a thousand years old and a former Hanseatic town. It is located on the German Framework Road.- Geography and geology :...
to Mengeringhausen
Mengeringhausen
Mengeringhausen is a village and a municipal district of Bad Arolsen in Waldeck-Frankenberg, in Hesse, Germany. Its population is estimated at 3,800.First time mentioned as a town 'Stadt Mengeringhausen' in 1234...
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Christian inherited a claim to a share of the County of Rappoltstein in the Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
from his first wife. He could not enforce this claim, but he nevertheless added the arms of Rappoltstein to his coat of arms and he and his successors added "Count of Rappoltstein" to their titles.
Christian Louis was a successful soldier and rose to the rank of Field Marshal.
During his reign, witch trials took place in Wildungen from 1650 to 1664, and again from 1660 to 1662. Whitch hunts had happened before in Waldeck, from 1629 to 1632 under Count Christian I.
Marriages and issue
Christian Louis married on 2 July 1658 with Anna Elizabeth of Rappoltstein (born: 7 March 1644; died: 6 December 1676). With her, he had the following children:- Charlotte Elizabeth (born: 8 October 1659; died: 22 March 1660)
- Elisabeth Dorothea (born: 6 July 1661; died: 23 July 1702 in Brake), married on 17 December 1691 with Rudolf of Lippe-Brake
- George Frederick (born: 21 June 1663; died: 28 April 1686)
- Henry Wolrad (born: 2 April 1665; died: 8 September 1688 in Negroponte)
- Charlotte Sophie (born: 18 January 1667; died: 6 September 1723 in Glaucha), married in 1707 with Johann Junker (born: 3 June 1680, died: 25 October 1759 in Halle)
- Alexandrine Henrietta (born: 17 July 1668; died: 10 September 1668)
- Christiane Magdalene (born: 30 June 1669; died: 18 March 1699 in HildburghausenHildburghausenHildburghausen is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. It is situated on the river Werra, 20 km south of Suhl, and 25 km northwest of Coburg....
), abbess of the Schaaken Abbey - Elenore Catherine (born: 5 August 1670; died: 12 September 1717 in MindenMindenMinden is a town of about 83,000 inhabitants in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town extends along both sides of the river Weser. It is the capital of the Kreis of Minden-Lübbecke, which is part of the region of Detmold. Minden is the historic political centre of the...
). - Eberhardine Louise (born: 9 August 1671; died: 19 September 1725)
- Frederick Charles Louis (born: 18 July 1672; died: 30 March 1694 in HellevoetsluisHellevoetsluisHellevoetsluis is a small city and municipality on Voorne-Putten Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland...
) - Philip Ernst (born: 26 August 1673; died: 27 June 1695)
- Charles (died: 1674)
- August William (born: 5 September 1675; died: 20 August 1676)
- Frederick Anton Ulrich (born: November 27, 1676; died: January 1, 1728), married 1700 Contess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1678–1753), daughter of Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-BirkenfeldChristian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-BirkenfeldChristian II was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1654 until 1717, the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1671 until 1717, and the Count of Rappoltstein from 1673 until 1699.-Life:...
- Marie Henriette (born: 27 November 1676; died: July 8, 1678)
On 6 Nice in June 1680 he married Johannette of Nassau-Idstein (1657–1733), daughter of John, Count of Nassau-Idstein
John, Count of Nassau-Idstein
Count John of Nassau-Idstein was Count of Nassau and Protestant Regent of Idstein.- Life :...
(1603–1677). With her, he had the following children:
- Ernest August (born: 11 October 1681; died: 15 November 1703, fell in the Battle of the SpeyerbachSpeyerbachTheSpeyerbach is a left tributary of the Rhine in the Palatinate part of Rhineland-Palatinate. In Speyer, the river split into Gießhübelbach and Woogbach...
) - Henry George (born: May 24, 1683; died: August 3, 1736 in Wildungen), married on 8 December 1712 with Ulrika Eleonora (born: April 3, 1689; died: October 6, 1760 in Bergheim), daughter of Frederick Christoph of Dohna-Carwinden (born: 7 January 1664; died: July 20, 1727)
- Christine Eleanor Louise (born: April 11, 1685; died: 8 February 1737 in Selbach), abbess of Schaaken
- Sophie Wilhelmine (born: June 6, 1686; died: August 23, 1749), abbess of Schaaken
- Charles Christian Louis (born: December 25, 1687; † September 16, 1734 in Quingentolo (in Italy))
- Josiah (born: August 29, 1689; died: November 7, 1693)
- John Wolrad (born: May 20, 1691; died: July 22, 1691)
- Henriette Albertine (born: 26 January 1695; died: December 7, 1699 in Arolsen)
- Josiah (born: August 20, 1696; died: February 2, 1763), married in January 1725 with Dorothea Sophia (1698–1774), daughter of Louis Henry of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim.
- Charlotte Florentine (born: 10 October 1697; died: 6 May 1777 in FritzlarFritzlarFritzlar is a small German town in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, north of Frankfurt, with a storied history. It can reasonably be argued that the town is the site where the Christianization of northern Germany began and the birthplace of the German empire as a political entity.The...
), abbess of Schaaken - Frederick William (born: May 24, 1699; died: January 9, 1718)