Noble family House of Waldeck Buried Korbach | Name Josias Count | |
Spouse(s) Marie of Barby-Muhlingen Father Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck Mother Anastasia Gunthera of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg Born 18 March 1554
Eisenberg Castle ( 1554-03-18 ) Died August 6, 1588, Eisenberg, Korbach, Germany Parents Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck Children Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck, Christian, Count of Waldeck Grandchildren Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck, Philip Dietrich, Count of Waldeck, Philip VII, Count of Waldeck Grandparents Philip III, Count of Waldeck Great-grandparents Philip II, Count of Waldeck | ||
Josias I, Count of Waldeck (18 March 1554 at Eisenberg Castle – 6 August 1588 at Eisenberg Castle), was a Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg.
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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:
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