Philip VII, Count of Waldeck

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Noble family House of Waldeck		Name Philip Count
Spouse(s) Anna Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein Father Christian, Count of Waldeck Mother Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen Born 25 November 1613 Wildungen ( 1613-11-25 ) Died February 24, 1645, Tabor, Czech Republic Parents Christian, Count of Waldeck Children Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck, Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen Grandchildren Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Countess Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen Grandparents Josias I, Count of Waldeck Great-grandparents Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck

Count Philip VII of Waldeck-Wildungen (25 November 1613 in Alt-Wildungen – 24 February 1645 in Tábor in Bohemia) was the second but eldest surviving son of Count Christian of Waldeck-Wildungen (1585–1637) and his wife Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen (1584–1661).

In 1638, Philip VII succeeded his father as Count of Waldeck-Wildungen. His younger brother John (1623–1668) was Count of Waldeck-Landau as John II.

Marriage and descendants

He was married to Anna Catherine of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1610 – 1 December 1650). They had the following children:

Christian Louis (29 July 1635 – 12 December 1706), Count of Waldeck-Wildungen; married:

Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein (1644–1678)
Johanette of Nassau-Idstein (1657–1733)

Josias II (31 July 1636 – 16 July 1669, killed during the Siege of Candia); married Wilhelmine of Nassau-Siegen (d. 1707)

Elisabeth Juliane (1 August 1637 – 20 March 1707), married Henry Wolrad of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1642–1664)

Anna Sophie (1 January 1639 – 3 October 1646)

Johanna (30 September 1639 – 2 October 1639)

Philippine (5 November 1643 – 3 August 1644)

References

Philip VII, Count of Waldeck Wikipedia

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